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Journalist, writer, recently retired criminal courts reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Instructor at Temple U. Klein College of Media and Communication.

Phila., Pa.
Joined February 2011
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In Bucks County, Pa., fear is the greatest obstacle to healthcare for immigrants -- legal and undocumented. Part 11 of the Bucks County Herald's healthcare series is out. bit.ly/4uUzA4g
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The Bucks County Herald's series about health care continues with a look at hunger and food insecurity existing around us all. buckscounty.prenly.com/p/the…
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Why is it hard to find a doctor? The Bucks County Herald's health care series continues with a look at the national shortage of physicians and medical professionals. bit.ly/4puD37d
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Bucks County's changing substance abuse scene: meth may be displacing fentanyl and opioids. Part 3 of the Bucks County Herald's health series is available. buckscounty.prenly.com/p/the…
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Mental illness and the quest for mental health care is the subject of the 2d part of my series for the Bucks County Herald. We're demonstrating the importance of local journalism. buckscounty.prenly.com/p/the…
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, founded on June 1, 1829, is in the new media seat in the White House pool tomorrow. The Inquirer is the third-longest continuously operating paper in America.
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Anyone else still feeling nervous?
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And just like that it’s Election Day 2024 in Pennsylvania.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has just tossed the lawsuit brought by several PA Republican Congress members challenging ballots of overseas voter
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Today’s @PhillyInquirer… Owned by the non-partisan, non-profit @lenfestinst Institute for Journalism, the 190-year old Philadelphia Inquirer expresses its editorial views without fear or favor. And we’re proud that they do.
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Hey, Philly: The events of the past week in American journalism should make you celebrate the nonprofit ownership of your daily newspaper. All hail the @lenfestinst’s ownership of the @PhillyInquirer! No billionaire cowardice here!
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135 days til the first Grapefruit League spring training game. A heartbreaking end to the 2024 season, with anemic offense and a bullpen collapse, and my 8-year-old sobbing, but I won't take the joy they gave me for granted. A long offseason awaits...
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Replying to @BarackObama
🗣️“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 👉🏽This is the election to determine if we will have future elections. 🇺🇸True patriots choose democracy over dictatorship and country over party. Vote🗳️
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