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Me. Me. Me. Us. Us. Us. Philly. Philly. Philly.
Let’s move from our weekly, masturbatory, self-focused navel gazing and Michael van der Veen’s dumb new name for us (“Phileeeeeedelphia?” Wha?) shall we? Into something broader and bigger than those of us between Port Fishington and the Devil’s Pocket usually account for: Pennsylvania. Home to the Farm Show and its fiberglass cow sculptures, the Hi-Hat, The Patriot-News, WHBG-TV, the Harrisburg Lunatics inline hockey squad, and our gubernatorial seat of power and Tom Wolf.
Yup. Not since Milton Shapp have I wanted to psychically nose tweak a sitting governor (or a standing one for that matter) for the multitude of stupid things they execute on a regular basis (and yes, this includes sinister Tom Corbett’s way-too-close proximity to Penn State and all cloistered things Sandusky). Yes. Wolf, like Philly’s boss Jim Kenney, has made a fucking mess out of the pandemic, from who gets the vaccine first,
Teachers resist as schools are slated to resume in-person teaching
“We would very much love to be back in the classroom, but we re feeling like under the conditions that are being offered, it s just not a safe plan,” said Nina Wallbach, a pre-K teacher at Southwark School in South Philly.
Photo by Melissa Komar.
Philadelphia teachers took to the streets last week to protest the School District of Philadelphia’s decision to return to in-person learning for students in grades pre-k through second grade starting Feb. 22. More specifically, the school district decided to switch over to a hybrid learning format, where students in the eligible grades will attend class in-person two days a week, on assigned days only, and engage in digital learning the remaining three days.
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If Muslims are outsiders in Europe, why do so many expats love their countries? 09 Min Read
When I heard the news that Tunisian man committed a terrorist attack in Nice in October, I was startled by the timing. Just two weeks prior, I was travelling throughout the north African country, absorbing the Islamic architecture against the crêperies from France, once an occupier.
France’s Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron declared that it is “France which is under attack,” while the Interior Minister stated “we’re at war, against an enemy who is both inside and outside,” hinting at the country’s six million Muslims and their values.
Chicago's teachers union was reviewing a compromise COVID-19 safety proposal on Monday that could allow in-person classes to resume this week, as Philadelphia agreed to let a mediator decide when school buildings could safely reopen.