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Does the name Yolanda Saldivar ring a bell? She was convicted of the 1995 first-degree murder of Tejano music star Selena, who was 23. A Texas jury sentenced Saldivar to life in prison. Life in prison. She is now eligible for parole, 30 years after she killed the star, who
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Many of us believe in second chances. Christians make a big thing out of redemption. I believe in second chances, but there are limits. Limits came to mind when I read that three scoundrels — a fancy word for common criminals — were given a second chance after violating the public trust.
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If you were alive and were of at least school age, you remember where you were on Nov. 22, 1963, a day that America lost its innocence when John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. When word flashed across America — by radio and television, there was no social media
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There’s no explaining why some stories hit you where you live even if you're as crusty as me and have “consumed” a million stories in your lifetime. Claudia Silmeas, fearful of showing her face, in front of her ruined store. (Photo: Stu Bykofsky) When I saw Claudia
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This is a sick and sad story about a crime victim, but it has an unexpected ending. U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon has misplaced sympathy. (Photo: People) The victim was U.S. Rep Mary Gay Scanlon, who represents most of Delaware County, a Philadelphia suburb ranging from blue collar
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Hey, remember the Nigerian prince who had money for you? It seems like forever ago we were getting emails from that scammer, along with offers of the Paris Hilton sex tape that launched her as an international celebrity. (She is now 42, married, with a kid.) This probably was two
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[Editor’s note: This column is remarkably brave, because it is contrary to Inquirer columnist Helen Ubinas’ usual narrative -- that “we” are all to blame for every one of society’s ills. I also salute one mother’s courage in accepting her own responsibility as a bad role model,
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Being as I did not grow up in Philadelphia, I don’t have any warm, childhood memories of the Shore, such as those memorialized by my friend Bobby Rydell in his hit “Wildwood Days.” For me, “the Shore” was the beach, first Orchard Beach on Long Island when I lived
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Pardon me while I chuckle about the amazing, sudden, unexpected proliferation of pro-cop Democrats. Here’s me chuckling. ☺️ Most of these Democrats happen to be candidates and their awakening (not Awokening) intersects with their attempts to be elected or re-elected, most especially in big cities that have been under the
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By Patty-Pat Kozlowski I ride around Philadelphia with no car insurance. I have fake registration stickers and the police can’t pull me over for an expired inspection. You can’t pull me over if you smell pot coming from my car. And even if I match a description of
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I don’t want this to be taken the wrong way. I have nothing but love and respect for the people who trudge through the streets of their neighborhood, singing and chanting and praying for peace. I also feel sorrow, because they are wasting their time. “It’s too much,
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I’m man enough to admit — not brag — that I am the one who does the grocery shopping in our family, because Half-Pint works at a real job, while I entertain the world with my blog. My basic shopping list is about 10 staples, and I don’t know what