At zoo: Lions, tigers, bears – and beer garden

If a break for a cold beer would enhance your experience of viewing more than 1,000 exotic animals, the Philadelphia Zoo has answered your need. The Watering Hole, the zoo’s new beer garden and oasis, opened on Friday, July 22. Sponsored by Chester County’s Victory Brewing Company, this outdoor retreat offers a place for zoo visitors to relax, grab a craft beer or glass of…

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Mind Matters: Violence or better angels?

When are we as a society going to understand the systemic role we play in the violence we experience? Ever consider a connection among the violent ones — Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, John Allen Muhammad, the DC sniper, Micah Xavier Johnson, sniper of the police in Dallas, Gavin Eugene Long, the sniper of police in Baton Rouge? They were all in the military.…

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