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Public libraries and the homeless
Give me your tired, your poor: A new role for public libraries
Instead of chasing the homeless out of their facilities and into the streets, some public libraries have begun reaching out to them. This is one of those counter-intuitive strategies that could go a long way to solving a chronic social headache.
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PIFA's "Time Machine' at the Kimmel Center
Brave new world
Is that a “Time Machine” dominating the Kimmel Center's lobby? Or is it Big Brother? What's the proper balance between art and marketing?
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"Being white in Philly' (a response)
Blaming the messenger about the elephant in the room
Why is Philadelphia Magazine being pilloried at the city's highest levels for simply telling a story about how some white people honestly, timidly and uncomfortably feel, rightly or wrongly, about some black people?
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Growing up with Mother Nature
All creatures, great and small (not to mention sharks and spiders)
Mom wasn't one of those overprotective parents who tell their kids, “Don't bring that in here!” Luckily for me, she applied the principles of tolerance and diversity to animals as well as people.
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The day I realized I'd changed
When love sneaks up on you, or: The rest of my life starts now
During a raucous escape weekend with an old childhood buddy, I suddenly realized I'd really rather be home with my wife. Exactly when did that happen?
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Remedial English for public officials
Who will speak up for language?
A recent study provided the alarming news that 75 percent of California community college students need remedial English courses. What the percentage is for public figures we can only guess at.
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They call me the arts king of Sullivan County
Salvation in the sticks
In Philly, I never joined anything. In rural, culturally deprived Sullivan County, Pa., I've been president of the arts council for the last five years. We have no paid staff and no home, but it's strangely satisfying in its hands-on immediacy.
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Adventures with SEPTA
No exit (from Merion)
Trains made the modern city possible, and the modern city made suburbs necessary. Now, SEPTA seems dedicated to the proposition that Philadelphia and its suburbs should be kept as far apart as possible, and the journey between them a penance.
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A day in the life of the home office
It works for me (and my editors, too): One day in the life of a telecommuter
Yahoo's new chief executive, Marissa Mayer, thinks employees are more productive under a supervisor's watchful eye than working at a home. She ought to take a look at my home life as a telecommuter.
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A Baby Boomer gets a haircut
Just call us 'the second-greatest generation'
In the ‘60s, when I was adolescing, it was parents from the “Greatest Generation” who told their Baby Boomer kids to get a haircut. When did the world change?
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