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 This image made from video made available by the Democratic National Committee via the LBJ Library shows a girl plucking petals from a flower in a 1964 presidential campaign television commercial titled
National Interest

Happy 50th anniversary to the TV ad that changed politics

Happy anniversary, Daisy girl! What would our politics be like today if she hadn’t burst upon the scene 50 years ago – a frec ...

12 years ago

 LeRoy Hall, Houston Elementary's new principal, meets with community members on Thursday. (Daniel Pasquarello/for NewsWorks)

New principal of Houston Elementary: ‘If we build it, they will come’

Over 20 residents of West Mt. Airy gathered at a home on Nippon Street for a chance to meet with the new principal of Henry H. Houston El ...

12 years ago

 Amid a lengthy dispute with the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Germantown Cab Co. paid off a pair of outstanding fines totaling nearly $10,000. (NewsWorks, file art)

Judge: Germantown Cab settlement with PPA not about public safety [updated]

A months-long dispute between the Philadelphia Parking Authority and a cab company based in Northwest Philadelphia ended last week before ...

12 years ago

 State College is a quintessential university town. During the school year, Penn State students double the borough's population. (Kate Lao Shaffner/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads

State College hopes to fight the tide of student rentals with new Homestead Investment Program

State College is launching a new initiative aimed to fight the increase of student rentals. State College’s Highlands reside ...

12 years ago

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 (<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-109936520/stock-photo-paper-bag-with-food-isolated-on-white.html'>Groceries image</a> courtesy of Shutterstock.com)

Small-town community keeps 50-year-old Narberth, Pa., market alive

Some say it takes a village to raise a child, but in small-town Narberth, Pennsylvania, the Family is the village. The American Family, t ...

12 years ago

 A rough sea off South Seaside Park on Sept. 9. (Photo: Justin Auciello/JSHN)
Down the Shore

Continuing onshore flow prompts high risk of rip currents Tuesday

A stiff onshore flow continues to impact the Jersey Shore, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an advisory warning of a high ...

12 years ago

 The seal in Island Beach State Park on Aug. 20 by JSHN contributor Angela Previte, who says she was at a safe distance using a 300 mm lens.
Down the Shore

Seal strands for fourth time since August, deemed “unreleasable”

A seal that dazzled beachgoers for weeks ...

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Dilworth reopens refined: solid, smooth, and splashy

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Six policies that help Philadelphians stay in their homes

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

September 9: State money for 1100 Market | Columbus Square Park redesign | Bike shop map

12 years ago

PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Live-blog: Bill Peduto tells advocates to primary livable streets opponents

12 years ago

 After a two-month summer hiatus, the Central Roxborough Civic Association held its first meeting of the season at Leverington Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening. (Emily Brooks/for NewsWorks)

365 Green Lane and Bunting House land updates offered at Roxborough meeting

After a two-month summer hiatus, the Central Roxborough Civic Association held its first meeting of the season at Leverington Presbyteria ...

12 years ago

Booker made $500K in 2013, mostly from speeches

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker made more than half a million dollars in 2013 and donated $440,000 in cash, property and stock to charity, accordin ...

12 years ago

 U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Maura McInerney of the Education Law Center of Pennsylvania hold a press conference at 30th Street Station to make the case for more funding for school nurses.(Taunya English/WHYY)

Casey, nurses stress need for health professionals in schools

With the deaths of two Philadelphia schoolchildren still in the news, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is proposing more funding for school nurses. ...

12 years ago

 Artist rendering of a renovated Burlington Center Mall

Reinventing the American mall: Can the Burlington Center Mall be revived?

On a recent weeknight, a couple of hours before the mall’s 8 p.m. closing time, the scene was eerily desolate at the Burlington Cen ...

12 years ago

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