Cardella: The Killing Fields
I spent a lot of time on a schoolyard basketball court when I was growing up. My buddies and I would play even in freezing temperatures. We cleared snow off the court if we...
Cardella: Lady Day
I’m thrilled about the latest Billie Holiday revival. The film UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY, starring Andra Day, has fueled much of the interest. (You can stream it on Hulu). I haven’t seen it,...
Cardella: Seriously, Folks
Seriously, folks, some days I feel like the only one Andrew Cuomo hasn’t tried to kiss. I can never understand some guys’ idea of seduction. Does Gov. Cuomo really think that it’s romantic to...
Address health hazards in schools
By Gloria Endres
As a retired Philadelphia public school teacher and also a former Temple supervisor of student teachers who practiced in many different district buildings, I read with great interest Tom Beck's report on...
Cardella: Pizza Got Complicated
Everybody loves pizza. Good old pizza. Cheap. Delicious. Pizza was Friday night dinner. Pizza was essentially tomato sauce and mozzarella. The most exotic we ever got was to add anchovies. The melted mozzarella was...
Cardella: Ode to the City
This city is in ruins. Emotional ruins. But this city is my city. The city where I was born. And the city where I’ll likely breathe my last breath. Philadelphia. You’re hurting and this...
Cardella: Wise-cracking
I’m at the age when a young woman’s compliment can seem patronizing. Last week at the Navy Yard, the nurse, prior to administering my first COVID-19 shot, asked me if I were retired. When...
Cardella: The Choosing
As a nation frets about fixing the pandemic and the economy, we in this city have an added worry. Can the new head coach of the Eagles fix our broken football team? In Philadelphia,...
Cardella: The COVID Shot Lottery
We’ve got a new Pennsylvania Lottery. You won’t see it advertised on television. The talking heads on TV are too busy bubbling over at the million dollars some office clerk in York might win....
Cardella: Don’t Impeach trump
Impeaching Donald Trump is a bad idea. If you read this column regularly, you know that I’ve been one of the president’s harshest critics. I pride myself on having been against Trump’s presidency from...