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Album Review

On her ambitiously paper-thin debut, Get Away From Me, Nellie McKay sings about misogyny, cosmopolitan arrogance, mundane jobs, adolescent indifference and the death of a stray kitten she rescued. This first effort is eclectic, to

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Pay Scale

What is a college administrator really worth? Over the past decade, salaries and corporate-style pay packages have exploded at many large public and private universities across the country. University administrators get big bonuses, salaries of

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Return of the Bug

Last year, it seemed as if the bugging of Mayor John Street’s office was the biggest story in Philadelphia. Lurid headlines filled the pages of the Philadelphia Daily News and The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV news

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Offshoring a smart move

The outsourcing of American jobs overseas, or offshoring, is a sensitive subject that pulls at the heart strings of many Americans. Most businesses see an economic recovery within sight, but are not willing to hire