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WWII Tuskegee Airman tells Delaware students to never stop learning [video]
Some Wilmington 5th graders received a special visit from one of the first black servicemen to serve as military aviators in the U.S. arm ...
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Days after election, Pa. releases standardized test score data
The Pennsylvania Department of Education released a trove of academic data Thursday -– more than a month later in the year than usual.< ...
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Amid revitalization, downtown Allentown will lose 300 jobs at PPL Corp.
Layoffs at the Fortune 500 energy firm could be a blow to Allentown’s Neighborhood Improvement Zone program. We’ve bee ...
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Philadelphia energy hub debate centers on city’s gas works
Business leaders are calling on the Philadelphia City Council to reconsider spiking a deal to sell its city-owned utility, PGW. Mean ...
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ListenSEPTA adding service for Monday night Eagles game
SEPTA will provide additional subway service Monday for fans headed to the 8:30 p.m, Eagles vs. Panthers Game at Lincoln Financial Field. ...
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I thought maybe after a busy week covering the election, I’d be able to let it go. But I can’t, so I’ll just say ...
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MANNA begins pie sale to help nourish those in need [photos]
A group that feeds those who cannot cook for themselves is offering a chef’s helper for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. ...
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Lawmakers aim to speed up NJ’s food assistance process
Some New Jersey lawmakers are pushing for action on measures aimed at ending the delays in processing applications for food assistance. ...
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GFS alum’s ‘Prep School Negro’ documentary to be screened at Friday education forum
Some people get nervous about the use of the word “Negro,” so it’s no surprise that North Philadelphia native André Ro ...
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Looking back and looking forward, Philly to host celebration of 50 years of LGBT activism
The 50th anniversary of the LGBT Civil Rights Movement in Philadelphia will be commemorated this July 4 w ...
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Philly may require special permission for larger in-home day care centers
A Philadelphia City Council committee is moving to limit the size of child care centers in private homes. If you ha ...
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Delaware County pilot program puts mental health decisions in patients hands
A consortium of mental health service providers and researchers has organized a novel treatment option for people who get a lot of servic ...
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ListenCorbett’s Healthy PA Medicaid plan on shaky ground following Wolf’s gubernatorial win
Gov. Tom Corbett has set in motion big changes to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program. But Tom Wolf’s election Tuesday puts those ...
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Work of Barnes friend, artistic guide William Glackens featured at foundation
The Barnes Foundation, on the Parkway in Philadelphia, is exhibiting the work of an artist who played a critical role in the cr ...
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Kickstarter documentary profiles 22-year-old field biologist from New Jersey
You could say it’s a calling. Tyler Christensen, a 22-year-old Hopewell, N.J., resident, has an ability to see birds that es ...
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