I'VE NEVER BEEN emotionally invested in the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the radio journalist convicted for the murder [...]
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SRC in denial after judicial order
THIS WEEK, Judge Nina Wright Padilla issued a restraining order to prevent the School Reform Commission from [...]
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Are you ready for your close-up, LaVeta?
WHEN FELLOW Daily News columnist Jenice Armstrong appeared on my radio show to say that a "Real [...]
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No need to be angry, Solomon says chill out
I OFTEN WONDER why Americans are so angry. From road rage to wife beaters, reality shows to [...]
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Sleep vs Solomon … the showdown
FOR THE LAST month, I've been hosting a morning radio show. That means I get up so [...]
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PFT vs SRC: A Philadelphia Story
ONE OF THE PARTS of office culture that you can’t seem to get around no matter how badly [...]
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It is time for the SRC to go
ON THE DAY THINGS CHANGED, Philadelphia public-school teachers reported to work, as they always do, in a [...]
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Solomon either needs some sleep-or a gardner
FOR THE LAST month, I've been hosting a morning radio show. That means I get up so [...]
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Daughter turns 13 … dad goes mad
EVE IS TURNING 13. That's scary. Not zombie-movie, brain-eating scary, but scary just the same. Why would I be [...]
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Need a Mr. Fix-It? Dont call Solomon.
LAST WEEKEND, after 14 years of marriage, I finally came to terms with who I am. I [...]
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Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, and us
IF WE'RE REALLY SERIOUS about fixing the problem of domestic violence, we must first address the problem of child [...]
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Solomon Jones vs. Styx the cat
I'D HEARD that cats were petty and vindictive - sneaky, even. But I'd never seen it for myself [...]
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