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HomeAuthorsCochran Robert

Articles by Cochran Robert

Center City

Center City: Morris Animal Refuge Serves the Community

April 23, 2018Richards Nadege and

Anthony Wessel is the lifesaving manager at the Morris Animal Refuge, a nonprofit animal welfare services organization in Philadelphia. Morris Animal Refuge was America’s very first animal shelter, founded in 1874 by Elizabeth Morris, one of the

South Philadelphia

Politics: Stemming Gun Violence is What Motivates Candidate Lindy Li

April 21, 2018Cochran Robert

Lindy Li’s decision to leave a successful finance career and run for Congress began with the tragic events of December 14, 2012, the day a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Connecticut,

Old City

Old City: 5 Ways Philadelphia Impacted American History

April 21, 2018Richards Nadege and

Philadelphia can be considered the birthplace of American politics. Although Philadelphia held a strong influence over the formation of the United States, politics in the city today remain detached from influencing the national political scene. To

Center City

Politics: Union Workers Celebrate Labor Amid Potential Crisis

April 21, 2018Cochran Robert

To commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s sanitation worker’s protest, union members across Pennsylvania gathered recently near City Hall to participate in Working People’s Day of Action. But while organizers celebrated, U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating on a

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