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What’s going on in the ear when your child hears a loud noise?
In the same way your voice is louder in a smaller room, sounds are amplified in a child’s smaller ear, says a Children’s Hospital audiologist.
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Listen 4:30Force big developers to offer community benefits? Philly’s Council President wants to make it law
Right before summer recess, Council President Darrell Clarke introduced new legislation that would force some developers to offer perks to communities.
7 years ago
N.J. judge rules against Norcross, allows tax incentive report released
South Jersey power broker George Norcross failed to stop a task force from releasing its report that puts him and his allies in an unfavorable light.
7 years ago
‘Things need to change:’ Shooting at Philly grad party one of 19 incidents in two days
After 19 shooting incidents rocked Philadelphia over the span of two days, activists and residents say police can’t curb gun violence alone.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmakers leave Murphy’s millionaire’s tax out of proposed budget
Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey introduced a state budget proposal Monday that doesn’t include a millionaire’s tax proposed by Gov. Murphy.
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Deadly bacteria on the rise in the Delaware Bay — and climate change is the likely culprit
A study from researchers at Cooper University Hospital shows an uptick in infections due to Vibrio vulnificus in the Delaware Bay.
7 years ago
North Philly immigrant youth center back on hold after city appeals
Less than a week after a judge cleared the way for VisionQuest to open a center for immigrant youth in North Philly, the plans are back on hold.
7 years ago
US Steel’s Clairton plant pollution controls knocked out again by another fire
The second fire at US Steel's Clairton plant in six months could send SO2 levels up again.
7 years ago
The misogyny factor: Are we still ‘not ready’ for a female president?
Warren is running one of the most substantive campaigns in memory. Her detailed policy prescriptions are well-articulated in everyday language.
7 years ago
50 years after Stonewall, LGBT rights are a work in progress
From the perspective of veteran activists, the progress has been astounding.
7 years ago
Property company gives Philly homeless free apartments for a year
Hope & Door is a partnership between Berger Rental and One Step Away.
7 years ago
Midwives hope Philly’s first free-standing birth center will make inclusive care more accessible
The Philadelphia Midwife Collective has launched a GoFundMe campaign to open a birth center they hope will make inclusive care more accessible.
7 years ago
Listen 1:33In Pennsylvania, ‘deaths of despair’ are 50% higher than the national average
Deaths connected to suicide, drugs, and alcohol are soaring among millennials nationwide, and hitting Pennsylvania especially hard.
7 years ago
2020 race brings free college back to the national stage
After receding from the national stage, the free college movement is resurfacing as a central rallying point for Democrats as they set their sights on the White House.
7 years ago
Art All Night attendees hope successful return will bring crowds back to Trenton next year
Hundreds flocked to Trenton’s annual celebration of local art and music, though longtime attendees said turnout seemed lower after last year’s shooting.
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