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Brian Leighton @phillyleighton

Deputy managing editor / editing & standards for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ohio native, Northwestern grad, father of two.

Joined November 2010
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Brian Leighton@phillyleighton
16 Mar 2020
Roxie, my Cavapoo puppy, inspired me to write about the #CoronavirusOutbreak and the comforts of canine companionship. Hope you like it. 🐢inquirer.com/health/coronavi…

Trying to cope with fears about coronavirus? Get a dog. | Opinion

Puppy love in the time of coronavirus.

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Penn's president on shepherding the school in a turbulent Trump era β–«Penn President J. Larry Jameson discusses the challenges he's faced during a tumultuous last two and a half years β–«@ssnyderinq β–«tinyurl.com/2bwjalvn @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Advocate to adversary β–«With a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers β–«@samanthamelamed & Dylan Purcell β–«tinyurl.com/24fbut7j @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Rabb's election a rebuke of establishment Dems β–«Chris Rabb’s election marked a big night for Philly progressives β–«@anna_orso @samjanesch β–«tinyurl.com/23dkavrb @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ A three-way race in 3rd Congressional District β–«Philly’s crowded, costly, and combative 3rd Congressional District race is coming to an unpredictable close β–«@anna_orso @samjanesch @MichelleAMyers β–«tinyurl.com/22st39jp @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Philly is suddenly teeming with robots. Is resistance futile? β–«Will Philly defy this new robot revolution β€” or is it already too late? β–«Dugan Arnett β–«tinyurl.com/264ch3qf @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Schools vulnerable to measles outbreak β–«1,000-plus unvaccinated kindergartners raise risk β–«@SarahGantz, Lizzie Mulvey & Aubrey Whelan β–«is.gd/QHCXLh @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Thousands left out of reworked opioid accord β–«β€˜A punch in the gut’ β–«@CraigRMcCoy @bobfernandez1 β–«is.gd/WDAgO5 #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Forged in Philly, she took down Epstein β–«β€œPhilly is in my bones. I would not be where I am right now if not for Philadelphia,” says the journalist Julie K. Brown β–«@JasonNark β–«is.gd/x43KqC #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ A cornucopia of unregulated psychedelics β–«Lab testing showed many products found in area smoke shops carried reports with fabricated or misleading information β–«@MaxMMarin @rw_briggs #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ No Kings rallies spread message far and wide β–«The third wave of anti-Trump protests in Philly and around the country β–«@ProsserMaggie @Vellastrations @MikeNewall β–«is.gd/Qjq7fN #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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Luke Reasoner@lukereasoner
Mar 25
Time to play ball, and catch the #Phillies season preview inside Thursday’s @PhillyInquirer @phillysport
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ For Philly-area immigrants, an ICE arrest is just the start of the journey β–«Some say that’s by design. β–«@JoeYerardi @JeffGammage β–«is.gd/9wwZRG #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Heav Snow Won't Stick Around β–«Philly got its biggest snow in 10 years. This time nature will help with the cleanup. β–«@woodt15 @RobTornoe β–«is.gd/mNAvsv @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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Sports Front Pages@SportsFrontPage
Feb 23
The New York Post, Detroit News, Philadelphia Inquirer after the U.S. Men’s hockey team wins gold in Milan
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Luke Reasoner@lukereasoner
Feb 23
The #Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) front page for Feb. 23, 2026 **** ➑️ Subscribe: bit.ly/35VPCCH ⬅️ ****
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Karl Gehring@karlgehring
Feb 22
Photographer Heinz Kluetmeier shot the "Miracle on Ice" celebration on February 22, 1980, after the U.S. hockey team upset the heavily favored Soviets 4-3 at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Jesse And Matt Ito's Big Japan Adventure β–«The father-son trip to the elder's home village was never a sure thing β–«@CraigLaBan β–«is.gd/IhFDXe #frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ PA. Lawmakers Applaud The Striking Down Of Trump's Tariffs; Businesses Brace For Uncertainty β–«@fallonroth_ @AndrewSeidman @BrettSholtis β–«is.gd/evjyAn @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Still Grieving Her Brother's Death, A Woman Mourns For Her Slain Son β–«A month after her brother's killer was sentenced for the 2023 shooting, Katrina Williams' only son, Russell, was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia β–«@JesseBunch_ β–«is.gd/ufO33U @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Big-Dollar Donors Fuelled Shapiro's Funding β–«Helped Josh Shapiro raise $30 million while Stacy Garrity raised $1.5 million from Pa.’s grassroots β–«@gill_mcgoldrick @JoeYerardi β–«is.gd/7TqCrY @PhillyInquirer #frontpagestoday #USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
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