Topic: Guest Commentary

Party leaders hand-picked candidates for the two vacant At-Large Council seats. A former longtime committeeperson calls for a more democratic method — and solution

A local basketball coach and father of young men wonders if a middle path on abortion is the way America can survive this political moment

The director of youth development at a local social enterprise reminds us that online access is only half the battle

A Republican supporter of Democrat Josh Shapiro on what passes for a bit of courage among his fellow state party members this election season

Philly’s former district attorney has a three-step plan to get guns off the street — and reduce the record shootings — in Philly

In a groundbreaking new report, the head of Center City District starkly lays out the problem — and calls for Philadelphia’s next mayor to fully invest in growth

A bystander of the Fourth of July shooting points out a fact of gun violence in America: Most are not mass shootings, but the everyday violence that plagues communities.

Philly’s selective schools are not enough to ensure every child receives the education they deserve. A longtime Philly educator on what more we must do

There are signs, and you can learn to see them. A Philly children’s advocate urges all of us to get trained and intervene this summer.

A 7th grade Philly math and science teacher reflects on the hardest of school years — and thanks all those who made it possible. Namely: those doing the work