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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Lawn signs are pictured in upport of Republican candidate
Politics & Policy

Not sure what to do with your lawn signs post-election? Montco will recycle them for you

Instead of sending campaign signs to the landfill, Montgomery County wants residents to consider recycling them at one of their 15 drop-off sites.

5 years ago

A young Israeli receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Roll up your sleeves: Kids’ turn arrives for COVID-19 shots

Pediatricians’ offices, pharmacies, hospitals, schools and health clinics were poised to begin the shots after the final OK late Tuesday.

5 years ago

Kevin Brobson shakes hands with Ford Thompson
Politics & Policy

2021 Election: GOP nets Pa. Supreme Court seat; Pittsburgh gets 1st Black mayor

Amid light turnout around the state, Republican Kevin Brobson beat Democrat Maria McLaughlin to serve a 10-year term on Pennsylvania’s highest court.

5 years ago

A critical care nurse administers an anti-viral medication to a COVID-positive patien
Health

How common are serious breakthrough COVID cases, really?

The short answer is: They’re still extremely rare. But experts warn that the way we talk about the vaccine has set it up to seem like a failure.

5 years ago

Outdoor dining at Booker’s Restaurant and Bar
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly Council bills offer competing visions for outdoor streeteries

Philadelphia’s streeteries could live on past the pandemic under new legislation introduced in City Council. We’ve broken down the competing bills.

5 years ago

Classroom at University of Delaware
Health

COVID-19 on steady decline in Delaware amid concerns about variants, flu season, or another ‘curveball’

Cases and hospitalizations have dropped substantially since mid-September, but with colder weather and holidays approaching, health officials remain concerned.

5 years ago

Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, right, gives his wife Suzanne, a high five during a rally in Chesterfield, Va., Monday, Nov. 1, 2021
Politics & Policy

Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, jolting Democrats

Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue.

5 years ago

Kevin Brobson shakes hands with Ford Thompson
Politics & Policy

Brobson wins Supreme Court race as GOP poised to sweep Pa. judicial elections

The stakes in the race to succeed Saylor in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are nominally low, with Democrats set to keep a 5-2 majority on the court despite a GOP win.

5 years ago

A person wearing an eagle on the back of their hoodie watches the incoming results for New Jersey at the election night party for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, held at the Bridgewater Marriott hotel in Bridgewater, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021
Politics & Policy

Murphy vs. Ciattarelli: N.J. governor’s race still too close to call

The race for New Jersey governor is still too close to call, with Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli holding a narrow lead over incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

5 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Politics & Policy

Philly DA Larry Krasner cruises to reelection victory

The contest was seen as a referendum on Krasner’s progressive, anti-mass-incarceration approach amid the city’s sharp spike in deadly gun violence.

5 years ago

John
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Courts & Law

Judge tosses one corruption charge against John Dougherty

The U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Schmehl made the dismissal in a written order and did not explain his decision.

5 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine clinic. (World Image / BigStock)
Health

U.S. gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

The announcement came only hours after a CDC advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer’s shots should be given to children ages 5 to 11.

5 years ago

Candidate yard signs line the entrance to WITF's Public Media Center during the Nov. 2, 2021 election. The station building serves as a polling place for voters in Dauphin County. (Sam Dunklau / WITF)
Politics & Policy
WITF

Midstate county election departments expect long counting process for some races

County election departments across the midstate say they’re well-equipped and staffed to handle voters and ballot counting for the municipal election that ends tonight.

5 years ago

The reception area at the Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity
Health

Black Doctors Consortium to offer COVID-19 vaccine for kids, pending CDC approval

Once the CDC approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger children, the Black Doctors Consortium’s primary care clinic will be ready to start administering shots.

5 years ago

Kathy McGuiness speaking with people
Politics & Policy

Can Delaware lawmakers legally oust an indicted state auditor? State law isn’t clear

The state House and Senate approve separate resolutions requesting guidance from state Supreme Court on lawmakers’ power to oust indicted Auditor Kathy McGuiness.

5 years ago

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