Voice: Quinn O'Callaghan
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Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: Democracy Vouchers
In Seattle, giving residents cash vouchers to support political candidates has increased participation from both voters and candidates. Could it do the same in Philly?
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Ideas We Should Steal: Fully Paid Teacher Sabbaticals
The U.K. is giving some teachers a paid year off in the hopes that it will help keep them in their jobs. Could that solve Philly’s teacher retention problem too?
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Guest Commentary: The Future of Violence Is Digital
Online beefs are behind an increasing amount of violence in Philly. A local resident and teacher wonders what police can do to stop it—and what responsibility social media giants should face
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Ideas We Should Steal: Institutional Racism Task Force
Austin faced uncomfortable truths about the city's inequities with a deep look into its racist past. Maybe it’s time for Philly to confront its own history
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Guest Commentary: The Folly of Philly’s Driving Equality Bill
As cities around the country work to protect residents from traffic accidents, a local resident contends a new bill passed by City Council makes walkers—and drivers—less safe
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Guest Commentary: Finding a Middle Ground on Dirt Bikes
A scourge to some, an expression of joy to others, what to do about ATVs and dirt bikes is a perennial debate in Philly. Here, an idea for settling it once and for all.
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Citizen Of The Week: Chris Banks
A Philly native’s “Banksgiving” program gives area kids something they desperately need to raise themselves out of poverty: Financial literacy training
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Cops And Their Feelings
Upper Darby’s police force is training to be racially and emotionally sensitive at the behest of its shockingly-woke superintendent
By Quinn O'Callaghan