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Volunteers aren’t extra — they’re essential to nursing home care

We’ve medicalized long-term care so much that we’ve forgotten the people at its heart. But care can’t be complete without connection.

A woman from CASA Maryland holds her 9-month-old baby as she joins others in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington in May.

The Supreme Court opens the doors to hell with its ‘birthright’ ruling | Opinion

A SEPTA Regional Rail train arrives as commuters wait on the platform at 30th Street Station during evening rush hour in 2016.

3 of Pa.’s largest employers urge: Fund SEPTA and other mass transit now

For decades, families have struggled to stay connected with their incarcerated loved ones because of the outrageous cost of communication, writes State Rep. Andre D. Carroll.

Families of incarcerated people shouldn’t have to pay to stay connected

Children play in the Dilworth Park water feature outside City Hall on June 21.

Failure isn’t an option. Perhaps it should be.