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Lankenau teacher travels to Library of Congress to brush up on teaching tools
Herb Soll, a history teacher at Lankenau High School in Roxborough spent a week this summer immersed in a program at the Library of Congr ...
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Delaware officials ink medical marijuana contract
State officials have entered into a contract with a lobbyist who once worked for U.S. Sen. Tom Carper to operate Delaware’s first m ...
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Police seize 600 heroin doses from Seaside Heights apartment, arrest four
A investigation into drug dealing in Seaside Heights culminated with the the arrest of four individuals, including a father and daug ...
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Philadelphia civil forfeiture procedure faces test in federal court
A federal lawsuit accuses the city of Philadelphia of taking too much in civil forfeiture cases. When prosecutors go after homes o ...
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Sex case nets former bank exec 10 years in prison
A former Bank of America vice president has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to trying to arrange a sex ...
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Delaware bill grants survivors access to digital assets
Delaware families now have the right to access the digital assets of their deceased relatives. On Tuesday, Gov. Jack Markell signe ...
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Education adviser to resign Pa. post after criticism as ‘ghost employee’
An education adviser to Gov. Tom Corbett is stepping down from his post, weeks after a newspaper report found little evidence he was work ...
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After Christie veto of sports-wagering bill, override attempt coalescing
Every attempt by the New Jersey Legislature to override a veto by Gov. Chris Christie has failed. It’s not clear whether lawmakers ...
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Feds seek to verify Delawareans’ ACA eligibility
Federal officials are sending out letters to some 700 Delawareans warning them that their insurance coverage under the federal health car ...
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Under new Pa. trafficking law, no oversight of seized assets
Despite years of criticism of the state’s asset-forfeiture laws, Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a new human-trafficking law that e ...
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Delaware fiduciaries gain access to digital assets
A new law in Delaware will help people handling the affairs of individuals who have died or become incapacitated. Legislatio ...
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Celebrated Philly restaurateur reveals addiction as new eateries debut
When Michael Solomonov was creating the award-winning and career-establishing Zahav restaurant in Society Hill, he was at the same time f ...
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Philly has doubled number of financial literacy centers
The city of Philadelphia has opened its 12th Financial Empowerment Center. The new center in the District 1199c health care union& ...
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DNC group coming to kick Philly’s tires this week
The group that will influence the decision on where to hold the 2016 Democratic National Convention is coming to Philadelphia Wednesday a ...
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Pa.-born Nellie Bly, pioneer of ‘stunt journalism,’ was the story of her time
In the late 1800s when female journalists were shunned in most newsrooms, Pennsylvania-born reporter Nellie Bly helped change the world b ...
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