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Then-attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a news conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Northeast Philadelphia in November 2020. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is in the red blazer.

Pam Bondi’s road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm America

She's not a sex fiend like Gaetz, but Trump's second pick for AG is arguably more capable of carrying out his autocratic revenge agenda.

Will Bunch | Columnist

David Luis "Suave" Gonzalez, on the campus of the Community College of Philadelphia in February 2022. Gonzalez, a juvenile lifer who was released from prison in 2017 after serving more than 30 years, writes that access to education and technology while incarcerated is critical to success in reentry.

Suave: In my journey from solitary confinement to a Pulitzer, access to education and tech was key

David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, For The Inquirer

Amy Gutmann, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the Special Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in 2023.

Memories of her Holocaust survivor father guided Amy Gutmann’s tenure as ambassador to Germany

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

Matt Gaetz appears before the House Rules Committee at the Capitol in Washington in September 2023.

Letters to the Editor | Nov. 24, 2024

Letters to the Editor, For The Inquirer

Ghana wants Black Americans to ‘come home.’ Many are accepting the invitation. I went to find out why.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Pam Bondi’s road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm America

She's not a sex fiend like Gaetz, but Trump's second pick for AG is arguably more capable of carrying out his autocratic revenge agenda.

Will Bunch | Columnist

Then-attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a news conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Northeast Philadelphia in November 2020. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is in the red blazer.

Then-attorney for the president Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media at a news conference held in the back parking lot of Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Northeast Philadelphia in November 2020. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, is in the red blazer.

Pam Bondi’s road from Four Seasons Total Landscaping to AG pick should alarm America

She's not a sex fiend like Gaetz, but Trump's second pick for AG is arguably more capable of carrying out his autocratic revenge agenda.

Will Bunch | Columnist

Memories of her Holocaust survivor father guided Amy Gutmann’s tenure as ambassador to Germany

Trudy Rubin | Columnist

Amy Gutmann, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during the Special Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in 2023.

The new Philly-set Hallmark holiday movie with Donna Kelce is a pandering sap fest. I loved it.

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

Ser'Darius Blain, at left, and Sara Canning, at right, star in the new Hallmark holiday movie, "Christmas on Call," which is set in Philadelphia.

Ghana wants Black Americans to ‘come home.’ Many are accepting the invitation. I went to find out why.

Jenice Armstrong | Columnist

Transgender wars are a test of whether our humanity can trump focus-group politics

Will Bunch | Columnist

Semiyah Breaud, who identifies as a trans woman, raises up a transgender pride flag during the eighth annual Philly Trans March in Center City Philadelphia on Oct. 6, 2018. Several hundred people participated in the march to advocate for trans rights and remember trans victims of violence.

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These opinions were researched and written by a group of journalists who work separately from the newsroom to debate matters of public interest.

The chaos, lies and corruption of Donald Trump’s previous term may soon seem like the good old days if the Senate bows to pressure and approves the most extreme cabinet ever, writes the Editorial Board.

The Senate must reject Trump’s dangerous, unqualified cabinet nominees

The Editorial Board

There’s good reason to fear China’s government may use TikTok data to its advantage as a strategic and commercial adversary of the United States, writes the Editorial Board.

Trump was ready to ban TikTok. Now he’s promised to save it. | Editorial

The Editorial Board

City Council President Kenyatta Johnson questions representatives with Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, which owns and operates the Sixers, Wednesday, on the second day of Council's hearings on the team's arena proposal.

City Council needs to take the Sixers arena proposal seriously | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Given the likely development of the Sixers arena on East Market Street, the Roundhouse property could provide an opportunity for Chinatown to grow, writes the Editorial Board.

Whatever happens to the Roundhouse, the process must be transparent and benefit Philadelphia | Editorial

The Editorial Board

A rendering of the 76ers proposed arena for Center City. An apartment tower could be a bigger game changer for the neighborhood than the arena, writes the Editorial Board, yet that part of the plan was scrapped after opposition from neighboring Chinatown residents.

Center City arena plan is missing its two most positive proposals | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Centenarians project

Ask Philly-area centenarians what they’ve learned in 100 years

We spoke to 14 Pennsylvanians over 100 years old for advice, wisdom, and thoughts on a life well-lived.

Lauren Schneiderman, Devi Lockwood, and Sam Morris

10 things I learned from centenarians in the Philadelphia area

Travel is memorable and always worth it. Move your body. Eat vegetables. Gratitude makes daily life sing.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

Herman Whilby (left), 106, and Sarah Narvel (right), 103, pose under a balloon arch during the annual Delaware County Centenarian Celebration in Drexel Hill on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

1,428 years of wisdom

I spoke with 14 people in the Greater Philadelphia area who are close to or over 100 years old. Here’s what I learned.

Charles Malloy, 99, rests his hands on his cane as he poses for a portrait at his home in West Chester on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Age is not a destination

Recording and listening to 14 interviews with some of the oldest living Pennsylvanians has changed me.

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