Opinion

Save communities of color by getting vaccinated

By Globe Times Staff | June 24, 2021 | Comments Off on Save communities of color by getting vaccinated

Dr. Ebony Hilton Black and Brown Americans are dying of Covid-19 at roughly three times the rate of their white peers. Despite this tragic loss, many people of color, especially […]

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Foster Care: Supreme Court backs Catholic Social Services

By Ted Behr | June 18, 2021 | Comments Off on Foster Care: Supreme Court backs Catholic Social Services

OPINION City cannot force agency to place children with same sex couples. The policy of Catholic Social Services, under guidance from its ruling Catholic Archdiocese, does not allow same sex […]

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Supreme Court Saves Obamacare – Opinion

By Ted Behr | June 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Supreme Court Saves Obamacare – Opinion

Photo:  The firm hands of then Vice-President Joe Biden rest on the shoulders of young Marcelas Owens who is looking on as Pres. Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in […]

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OPINION – PRIMARY ELECTION – MAY 18

By Ted Behr | May 14, 2021 | Comments Off on OPINION – PRIMARY ELECTION – MAY 18

   Voters line up at a Southwest polling place to cast ballots for candidates and questions on a previous Election Day.  This years primary occurs May 18 and races for […]

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Vote NO on Ballot Questions 1 and 2 — Constitutional Amendments: Your most important Primary vote!

By Globe Times Staff | May 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Vote NO on Ballot Questions 1 and 2 — Constitutional Amendments: Your most important Primary vote!

PRIMARY ELECTION – MAY 18 Letter to the Editor In 2020, the Pennsylvania Legislature sent bills to the Governor that effectively denied that COVID-19 was still a problem and denied […]

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New Vision: Police Reform & Public Safety

By Ted Behr | April 30, 2021 | Comments Off on New Vision: Police Reform & Public Safety

 Carlos Vega, Democratic candidate for District Attorney on the May 18 primary ballot. Attorney Vega was previously a Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney for 25 years. OPINION  A chat with District […]

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Register Now for the May 18 Primary!

By Ted Behr | April 16, 2021 | Comments Off on Register Now for the May 18 Primary!

All voters should vote in the May 18 Primary Election on the four key ballot questions.  Candidates are also running for District Attorney District Attorney Election & Ballot Questions are […]

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Disabled cars on South 61st are a major hazard

By Gene Burke | April 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Disabled cars on South 61st are a major hazard

Stopping to assist an injured motorcyclist in the middle of South 61st St. He had struck one of the many disabled cars parked haphazardly in the medium in the dangerous […]

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Teachers: “The Kids Will Be OK”

By Steve Kuzmicki | March 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Teachers: “The Kids Will Be OK”

The positive message as Penrose School opens for K-2 children Photo: Kelli Mahon finally back at the whiteboard before her 2nd Grade students at Penrose Elementary which opened for students […]

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Empathy is Needed in Education

By Stephen R. Flemming, Ed.D. | February 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Empathy is Needed in Education

For the first time ever, the public schools in Philadelphia began this school year 100% online, neck-deep in a global pandemic; in the midst of more publicized occurrences of racial […]

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