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Losing History and the Philadelphia Inquirer Isn’t Helping

A recent article on the Coltrane House by reporter Valerie Russ had many errors and was full of bias, which astounded me as a long time Philadelphia jazz musician with a strong history of advocacy in the community, the Coltrane House, and as a friend of Mary “Cousin Mary” Alexander…

Jazz

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Losing History and the Philadelphia Inquirer Isn’t Helping

Jazz

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Nov 11, 2021

This fracked gas will be transported in regular rail cars over existing tracks or by truck over public roads. Transporting LNG by rail is virtually untested. Worse yet, the fracking company profiting from this project got a special permit exempting them from federal regulations requiring safer rail car design.

Get the Frack Out: With Sweeney Gone, SJ Grassroots Hope for Environmental Action

Kate Delany

Exempted from regulations too? Oh, gee. what could go wrong?

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Exempted from regulations too? Oh, gee. what could go wrong?

Nov 7, 2021

…g the working class as a distinct group between those in poverty and the professional middle class. Too often, Dems seem to view the working class simply as underachievers, as people living failed versions of their own lives. They do this, I believe, because they do not see the working class as having its own culture and values.

SJ Advance Election Reflections: Making Sense of the Governor’s Race

Kate Delany

You hit the nail on the head, Kate.

You hit the nail on the head, Kate. Nationally, the Dems should read this. They'd clean up in the midterms if they ended their slavish affiliation with corporate America.

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You hit the nail on the head, Kate. Nationally, the Dems should read this. They'd clean up in the midterms if they ended their slavish affiliation with corporate America.

Jun 4, 2021

The End of a Gig

“I got your number from Tyrone. Can you fill in this Friday? I need a drummer just for the first set.” The scratchy voice on the other end was undeniable. It was Chico. Of course, Tim accepted. Immediately. He’d been feeling feverish and a bit draggy, but this was Wednesday…

Drummers

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Drummers

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Apr 1, 2021

This Is the Way the N-Word Dies

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Steve QJ

Very thoughtful and enlightening essay, Steve QJ.

Very thoughtful and enlightening essay, Steve QJ. I will be sharing this with my students. Keep writing and I will keep following!

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Very thoughtful and enlightening essay, Steve QJ. I will be sharing this with my students. Keep writing and I will keep following!

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·Mar 10, 2021

John Coltrane: Philly Jazz Giant’s House Facing Destruction

It began again a few weeks back — mad scrambles by terrified jazz folks pulling their hair out because the revered Coltrane House in Philadelphia was being threatened again. This time the fear ran hot for good reason. Award-winning architectural critic Inga Saffron sounded the alarm with a column that…

John Coltrane

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It began again a few weeks back — mad scrambles by terrified jazz folks pulling their hair out…

John Coltrane

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Feb 13, 2021

How I Became A Prophet

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Kurt Andersen

You're definitely scary, Kurt, so I'm following.

You're definitely scary, Kurt, so I'm following. Oh, BTW, how are the woeful Republicans gonna wind up?

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You're definitely scary, Kurt, so I'm following. Oh, BTW, how are the woeful Republicans gonna wind up?

Jan 24, 2021

Philadelphia Jazz Dynasty — Albert “Tootie” Heath

By Suzanne Cloud It was quite a place to grow up for a young man. His home at 1927 Federal Street in South Philadelphia was the place for musicians to hang and jam with his much older brothers: saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath. So it wasn’t hard to…

Jazz

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Jazz

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Oct 5, 2020

Burning Down the House

He sees you as “disgusting” and he was glad COVID-19 infected our country because now he has an excuse for not shaking hands with you. His good friend talk show host Howard Stern has said that Trump actually “despises” you. Trump insists you adore him inside and side-by-side at rallies…

Trump

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Trump

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Jul 27, 2020

Conspiracy Theories are for Losers, But . . .

I have never been one to indulge in conspiracy theories. Never. I always want the solid facts at hand before following the conclusion jumpers off the cliff into the magical world of paranoia. In fact, I wrote a recent essay on the subject for the Broad Street Review, a Philadelphia…

Covid 19

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Conspiracy Theories are for Losers, But . . .

Covid 19

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