Brian Leighton
@phillyleighton
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Deputy managing editor / editing & standards for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Ohio native, Northwestern grad, father of two.
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Joined November 2010
Roxie, my Cavapoo puppy, inspired me to write about the #CoronavirusOutbreak and the comforts of canine companionship. Hope you like it. 🐶
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RT @lukereasoner: Coming Friday. Inside the @PhillyInquirer @phillysport you’ll find a special Super Bowl preview section. #SB59 #Sup…
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RT @ukpapers: 🇺🇸 Stunned ▫A haunting glow, explosive sounds, and shaking homes: Witnesses recount Northeast Philly plane crash ▫@erinK_mcc…
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RT @ukpapers: 🇺🇸 Medical Jet With 6 Aboard Crashes In The Northeast ▫The Learjet 55 departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport just afte…
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The Eagles are going back to the Super Bowl. Take an early look at Monday's @PhillyInquirer front page.
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RT @lukereasoner: The #Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) sports front for Jan. 20, 2025 **** ➡️ Subscribe:
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Who's ready for some football in the snow? Take a look at the @PhillyInquirer Sports front from Dec. 9, 2013, after the Eagles buried the Detroit Lions, 34-20.
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RT @IngaSaffron: It’s not just Philadelphia’s Market Street that needs help, it’s the whole east side of Center City. Here are some ideas t…
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RT @MrDrew_Taylor: Heinz Kluetmeier, a photographer whose work--including the iconic "Miracle on Ice" and different Alabama sports moments-…
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RT @SInow: Heinz Kluetmeier, who shot over 100 covers for Sports Illustrated, died Tuesday morning at age 82, leaving behind a catalog of r…
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RT @DanielNMiller: Here’s tomorrow’s front page of the @latimes. All our fire coverage is here, and the paywall has been lifted: https://t.…
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Remember the blizzard of 1996? Philadelphia dug out from 30.7 inches of snow that fell on Jan. 7 and 8 that year.
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RT @inkstainedretch: I have opposed called QB runs for 20 years. Increases injury risk. Shortens careers. And this year, with the #Eagles…
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In anticipation of “A Complete Unknown,” I’m listening to all 10 sides of Bob Dylan’s “Biograph,” one of the jewels of my vinyl collection. (“I was so much older then. I’m younger than that now.”)
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🏀 Northwestern basketball all-alliteration team, starting five: Art Aaron, forward Vedran Vukusic, forward Evan Eschmeyer, center Brooks Barnheiser, guard Boo Buie, guard
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