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Deputy managing editor / editing & standards for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ohio native, Northwestern grad, father of two.

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Brian Leighton
6 years
Roxie, my Cavapoo puppy, inspired me to write about the #CoronavirusOutbreak and the comforts of canine companionship. Hope you like it. 🐢 https://t.co/2yu3QcDmU6
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Puppy love in the time of coronavirus.
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Brian Leighton
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For Philadelphia foodies, there are at least 76 good reasons to pick up Thursday's @PhillyInquirer. Don't miss our guide to the region's most vital restaurants. https://t.co/fDeR5W9Tvu
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 'Our Message Was Resonating': Sherrill's Win Sparked Dems Surge β–«'She was absolutely underestimated in the polls', one consultant said β–«@JuliaTerruso @aliyareports @JoeYerardi β–« https://t.co/1xDOyS8asF #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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Katie Bernard
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Big night for dems in Bucks County last night. They swept every county-wide race by wide margins, ousting an incumbent sheriff who partnered the agency with Trump and a longtime prosecutor w/@fallonroth_ @Vellastrations https://t.co/z0AphfOX5y
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The hotly contested Bucks County races centered around some of the most contentious issues in national politics – Trump, crime and immigration.
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Programs To Mentor Would-Be Citizens Face Funding Challenges β–«For Philly immigrants seeking citizenship, the test is getting harder and support harder to find β–«@MichelleAMyers β–« https://t.co/RDN1ASLQOk #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Lochlahn March
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Three members from The Inquirer's 2017 All-South Jersey team went on to play for the Blue Jays this year. And the 2017 player of the year? Davis Schneider, who is now representing South Jersey on the World Series stage. Story on the Jersey Jays: https://t.co/kiwmWI06Mn
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ New Data Centre Spurs Call To Protect Consumers From Power Grid Costs β–«A 2-million-square-foot β€œdigital infrastructure campus” is planned at the Keystone Trade Centre, once owned by U.S. Steel in Falls Township β–«Frank Kummer #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ For Grieving Coach And Family, Solace In Their Football Community β–«Cahillites coach Rick Prete once turned to football in a moment of need. Now it has become a community for him and his wife, Gabriela, to lean on after their daughter Arianna died in a 2024 car crash
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Temple's Biggest Gift From Once-Denied Student β–«Temple University receives record $55 million gift from an alum who almost didn’t get accepted β–«@ssnyderinq #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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Luke Reasoner
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The #Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) sports front for Oct. 6, 2025 **** ➑️ Subscribe: https://t.co/f766utEF4t ⬅️ ➑️ Inquirer sports: https://t.co/Cj8YyPQtYl ⬅️ ****** #Phillies #Flyers #76ers #Eagles #Philly πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #RedOctoberΒ Β  #FlyEaglesFlyΒ Β  #NLDS #Broncos
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Recycling Company's Bankruptcy Leaves Tons Of Discarded Turf β–«The artificial fields, laden with forever chemicals, pose on ongoing environment threat with no easy solution β–«@barbaralaker & David Gambacorta #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ As Office Building Values fall, Philly Pays The Price β–«The falling assessments of city office buildings have implications for finances of local government, the school district, and business improvement organizations β–«@jblumgart @rw_briggs β–« https://t.co/uSelA0P173
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ More Than $7 Million Raised For Pa. Justices β–«Voters on Nov. 4 will be asked to mark β€œyes” or β€œno” on whether each justice should be retained for another 10-year term, in what are usually sleepy off-year elections β–«@gill_mcgoldrick @JoeYerardi β–« https://t.co/8WT7r1wTsc
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chester County Approves Ordinance Protecting LGBTQ Community β–«The Democratic-controlled Board of Commissioners voted along party lines to approve a sweeping ordinance that goes beyond existing state and federal anti-discrimination law β–«@KatieJ_Bernard
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Jake Blumgart
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Between 2019 and 2025, there's been a 28% decline in the real value of Philly's major office buildings. Its not over. Buildings that sold for less than half their assessments will win their appeals. This has implications for the tax base and BID budgets:
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The falling assessments of city office buildings have implications for finances of local government, the school district, and business improvement organizations like the Center City District.
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Alex Coffey
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One night in 1974, at ~ 3:45 am, Bob Mitchell coined an iconic phrase. "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent." Mitchell, who worked at the Spectrum, put it on a bumper sticker. He sold it for 50 cents (+10 cents for shipping). "Everybody had one" https://t.co/hXW57sHOhP
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Linda Mitchell's late husband, Bob, got permission from Parent and his lawyer to use the goalie's name on a bumper sticker while working for the Flyers' ticket sales office in the 1970s.
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Kirk's Life And Death Galvanizing Young Conservatives In Pa. β–«Young conservatives were already a growing bloc in Pa. Charlie Kirk’s killing could make them a force β–«@JuliaTerruso @aliyareports β–« https://t.co/rThEX52afh #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Luke Reasoner
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The #Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) sports front for Sept. 22, 2025 **** ➑️ Subscribe: https://t.co/f766utEF4t ⬅️ ➑️ Inquirer sports: https://t.co/Cj8YyPQtYl ⬅️ ****** #Phillies #Flyers #76ers #Eagles #Philly πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #Parent #Rams
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Inside Pa.'s Largest Immigrant Holding Facility β–«Violence, desperation, little oversight β–«@MaxMMarin @samanthamelamed @MichelleAMyers β–« https://t.co/oUGjChiq7b #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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Alex Coffey
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Malcolm Jenkins is doing retirement differently. He collects art, has a Substack, and a whiskey line. This year, he's trying photography. Tomorrow he'll shoot the Eagles from the sideline at the Linc. β€œI feel alive when I’m learning new things," he said
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Football wasn’t Jenkins’ identity. He also enjoys poetry and art. The former safety has been embracing those outlets in retirement, and will be on the Eagles’ sideline on Sunday as a photographer.
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Virtua Voorhees Nurse Fired After Reporting A Baby-Switch Mistake β–«Experts caution that firing hospital staffers who report mistakes will likely not lead to improvements, but instead make staffers more reluctant to report β–«@SarahGantz β–« https://t.co/WVrhDWsMfJ
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