Kathy Matheson is a reporter, editor and videographer for The Associated Press in Philadelphia. She covers education, religion, spot news and everything in between.
She has a passion for all things Philly except cheesesteaks and overblown stories about Eagles fans throwing snowballs at Santa.
Occasionally she takes photos and blogs them here and on Instagram (katmath13).
On Sundays, she blogs The New York Times crossword here and at www.crosswordkathy.net.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Michelle Obama campaigns in Pennsylvania
Michelle Obama exhorted grassroots supporters Thursday to keep working hard for her husband’s re-election, saying the president has fought to keep the American dream alive for the middle class.
Pa. colleges work to make student IDs OK to vote
Colleges in Pennsylvania are working to ensure students can use campus identification cards to cast ballots in the fall election, even as a judge weighs whether to toss the state’s controversial new voting law.
Green Party nominee arrested in Philadelphia bank sit-in
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein and her running mate were arrested Wednesday after they led a three-hour sit-in at a bank to protest housing foreclosures.
Philly activists: Denied entrance to Romney event
More than a dozen activists who bought tickets to a Philadelphia event featuring Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney say they were denied entrance without explanation.
