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Teaching science and math through Legos at Independence Seaport Museum
In September my two young reporters and I had the distinct privilege to interview a ...
12 years ago
Top 5 stories of the week in Northwest Philly
Here’s a look at the top stories you may have missed in Northwest Philadelphia this week. ...
12 years ago
Cuddle alert! Coolest weather of autumn arrives Saturday night
Get the flannel pajamas and firewood ready. After a strong cold front sweeps through the region Saturday afternoon, temperatures w ...
12 years ago
IRS, NSA, Congress, now the Secret Service — what’s to like about American government?
Given director Julia Pierson’ resignation this week amid security lapses at the White House, add the Secret Service to the list of ...
12 years ago
ListenResearchers call for cumulative approach to measuring Pa. pollution
It’s long been known that environmental pollution disproportionately hurts the health of residents of low-income and minority commu ...
12 years ago
Marriott fined $600,000 for jamming guests’ Wi-Fi
Marriott International will pay the government a $600,000 fine for jamming conference attendees’ own Wi-Fi networks at one of its h ...
12 years ago
Barrier still at White House two weeks after jumper
Before an intruder jumped the White House fence two weeks ago, sightseers could lean into the fence and snap an obstructed photograph. ...
12 years ago
Pa. told to release info on oil trains
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has told state emergency officials to release details on trains carrying crude oil from the North ...
12 years ago
Police seize ambush suspect’s food supplies
Pennsylvania State Police say they have seized supplies of food belonging to the survivalist charged with ambushing a rural police barrac ...
12 years ago
SEPTA, rail union to resume talks Monday
Philadelphia transit officials say there won’t be another rail strike for at least four months. The Southeastern Pennsylvani ...
12 years ago
Some see political motive in Kane’s handling of raunchy emails
For the past week, Democratic Attorney General Kathleen Kane has released information in a piecemeal fashion about bawdy emails exchanged ...
12 years ago
ListenAutomatic deletion of Philly emails leads to bureaucratic tangles, city officials say
NewsWorks reported last week ...
12 years ago
Scraps of graffiti left by troops on voyage to Vietnam now at Seaport Museum
“This bunk is the death bed,” wrote a soldier while on a troop ship heading to Vietnam in 1967, scrawling the letters on the ...
12 years ago
Drexel opens low-cost, mental health training clinic in West Philly
Mental health services can be difficult to access even with insurance. “The most vulnerable populations are those low- ...
12 years ago
ListenNational Dems’ PAC retreats on ads supporting Trivedi in 6th District race against Costello
A super PAC backing Democrats in Congress has walked away from ad reservations in a race in the Philadelphia suburbs. The House Ma ...
12 years ago
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