"F--k it, I'm ready."(excerpt from "A Prayer for the City")
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Pulitzer Prize winning author Buzz Bissinger relates first hand accounts of how he witnessed newly elected Philadelphia mayor Ed Rendell handled wage problems concerning the city's unions. He writes about the mayor's actions in his book, "A Prayer for the City."
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1998
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Richard Sprague knows everything
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The life and cases of Richard Sprague, one of Philadelphia's most well-known and powerful lawyers, are described. His far-reaching influence on the city, including his silence about its many secrets, is discussed.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1998
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Field of dreams
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Issues concerning parents who force their children into sporting achievement are discussed. In many cases, such parents are seeking to live through their child.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 2000
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