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Since joining The Inquirer as a staff writer in 1988, Daniel Rubin has reported from 27 countries, but most of them were small. He's been the European Correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers, based in Berlin, and a metro reporter and feature writer for the paper. He started the Inquirer's first daily blog, Blinq, which he still maintains. Dan began newspaper work in Norfolk and Louisville, Ky., after getting his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Northwestern University. He has lived in all four commonwealths, most recently in Pennsylvania, with his wife, twin 22-year-old sons and a large, slobbering cowherd. He teaches urban journalism at the University of Pennsylvania.

His column appears Mondays and Thursdays in Local & Region.
 
Read Daniel's blog Blinq
Latest post: Governor Corbett, We Hardly Know Ya - 05/25/2012
Shot of the Philadelphia Inquirer of May 23, 1862, three sheets of which turned up during the staff’s purging this week.
A message from the past
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Posted 05/23/2012
Preparation for next month's move turns up an odd artifact: a century-and-a-half old Philadelphia Inquirer.
 
Governor Corbett, We Hardly Know Ya
Too many events clogging MLK Drive?
Daniel Rubin
Posted 05/20/2012
Daniel Rubin: Good causes bar others from using the popular area, like a program for adaptive cyclists.
 
Blinq: The masses & MLK Dr.
 
Governor Corbett, We Hardly Know Ya
WWII soldier's family fights for his honor - 05/16/2012
Daniel Rubin
Daniel Rubin: Tony DiNardo saved all kinds of war souvenirs except, it seems, his discharge papers.
A pink-ribbon fete despite controversy - 05/14/2012
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: Some still had concerns, but ultimately the Susan G. Komen race was about the survivors.
On race day, mixed feelings on Komen - 05/14/2012
Dan Rubin
Once a top fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen race, Mindy Saifer Cohen rethought her participation.
Working-class couple in health-care bind - 01/23/2012
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: For families like the LoBiondos, the lack of insurance overrides urgent medical needs.
Checking back on notable folks from 2011 - 01/02/2012
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Another year, another 85 columns, which raises the question: Where are they now? Keith Fenimore's efforts to own the world's most recognizable face have not netted success, if you measure his mug against that of, say Muhammad Ali or Angelina Jolie. Or even James Fenimore Cooper.
Farewell to 2011 and all we didn't like - 12/29/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: At Good Riddance Day, a chance to say goodbye to the bad news that was this year.
Harrisburg kills sensible city law - 12/26/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: Just as Philadelphians are learning to not use a cell phone while driving, the ban will soon disappear.
When kindness is contagious - 12/22/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: I've covered all sorts of Christmas kindnesses, but nothing like Kmart's Layaway Angels.
Brother's death in Syria drives man to act - 12/19/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Hazem Hallak has stopped working and has dedicated himself to finding answers to a mystery.
Philly district wins green-schools award - 12/12/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: On Monday, Philadelphia will be named the nation's No. 1 urban school district when it comes to making schools sustainable.
MORE STORIES
Depression-era story idea hits a modern nerve - 12/08/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Not the man he thought he was - 12/05/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Penn State scandal drags up bad memories - 12/01/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Daniel Rubin: - 12/01/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Final chapter for a no-frills book chain - 11/28/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Giving thanks as a Native American - 11/24/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
Cabs giving wheelchair users a lift - 11/21/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist
How we'll fit in ladies garments - 11/17/2011
By Daniel Rubin, Inquirer Columnist


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