Furness’ legacy explored, hospital considers expanding bariatric surgery

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    Tom MacDonald is spending the day with Phily City Council, where topics include but are not limited to Jim Kenney’s call for business tax credits for health benefits to same-sex partners.

    Lizz Fielder and Kim Paynter have a feature in the works for NewsWorks Tonight about longtime Camden residents and their perception of the city.

    Taunya English is working on stories about World AIDS Day and a local hospital that’s considering expanding bariatric surgery to younger patients.

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    Azusa Ukichura is trying to find out how much states benefited from Powerball ticket sales, while Zack Seward gives us a preview of this weekend’s “Think Fest.”

    And Peter Crimmins and Nat Hamilton will have a story for us tomorrow on Frank Furness and his local legacy.

     

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