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Equine therapy for kids with disabilities
When my 16-year-old son who has autism and an intellectual disability was a young child, he was really scared of animals. Dogs simply tak ...
8 years ago
North Philly neighbors decry plans for immigrant youth shelter, citing track record
VisionQuest wants to open a 60-bed facility for unaccompanied immigrant youth in North Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.
8 years ago
Pa. House panel hosts climate change doubter, draws rebuke from scientists
Geologist Gregory Wrightstone was tapped to testify by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a conservative House member and chair of the Environmental Resources panel.
8 years ago
Wolf’s $8M to remove PFAS from Bucks water won’t solve the problem, activists say
Pennsylvania will pay to help remove unregulated toxic contaminants from 17 wells in the Bucks County communities of Warminster, Ivyland, Warwick and Warrington.
8 years ago
Bill would keep Delaware juvenile offenders out of ‘horrible’ conditions in adult prisons
Delaware has long housed violent youth offenders in adult prisons. Citing “unconscionable’’ conditions, advocates say that must end.
8 years ago
Listen 2:17Raise a glass of wine, cheer on the Phils, or take your pick of jazz, rock, R&B
You can celebrate “The Crown” in Delaware, take in a baseball game or hear music from legends in the making − and legends taking their last bow.
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Listen 4:50Rooms for rent: Inside Philadelphia’s shadow housing market
One year ago, a family died in a Philadelphia rooming house fire. City officials promised reform. Nothing has changed.
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Pa. gun owner among many nationwide fighting to overturn Trump-led ban on bump stocks
Federal officials are asking gun owners to immediately destroy or turn over bump stocks after a nationwide ban took effect this week.
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Forty years after the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island changed the trajectory of nuclear energy in this country, the debate over its safety and viability continues.
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Crowded field seeking to run Philly elections
Concerns about ballot security and a surge in Democratic engagement produce a large field of candidates for Philadelphia’s city commission, which runs elections.
8 years ago
Despite favorable political winds, scant progress in N.J. on climate change
Environmental advocates weigh in on why pollution-control efforts in the Garden State have lagged, and on prospects for reaching the state’s goal on carbon emissions.
8 years ago
Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approves controversial gun legislation
The bills, which will likely face a court challenge, would ban the use of semi-automatic weapons, assault-style rifles and similar firearms.
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Philadelphia fires, demotes 30 employees over ethics violations
From falsifying time sheets to working an outside job, 30 Philadelphia public employees were disciplined or fired in 2018 for unethical behavior.
8 years ago
Trenton tackles N.J.’s foreclosure rate, down but still highest in nation
According to New Jersey state officials, there are 20,000 active foreclosure cases currently making their way through the courts.
8 years ago
Congress could get Mueller report in April, Graham says
Attorney General William Barr is going through the report to take out grand jury material and classified information, both of which can't be publicly disclosed under the law.
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