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SugarHouse group loses bid to halt second Philly casino
Minority investors in Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino have lost their bid to stop Pennsylvania gambling regulators from licensing ...
12 years ago
As Philly Council recess nears, $1.9 billion PGW deal unresolved
It looks like Philadelphia City Council will take its summer recess without agreeing to sell Philadelphia Gas Works to a private company. ...
12 years ago
ListenN.J. Assembly OKs restoring 2 percent cap on raises for N.J. police, firefighters
The New Jersey Assembly has approved restoring a cap on pay increases for local police and firefighters. Despite outcries from may ...
12 years ago
Review: The universal ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
On the same day, Friday, that news outlets were showing images of some of the half-million Iraqis fleeing Mosul after Islamic extremists ...
12 years ago
Imhotep Charter School celebrates the class of 2014 [gallery]
Imhotep Institute Charter School graduated its largest class ever on Friday. One hundred and twenty-two seniors walked across the stage a ...
12 years ago
Curbing prison costs, violence and drug addiction helps cut Pa. recidivism rate
Fewer Pennsylvania residents are cycling in and out of prison, according to a ...
12 years ago
N.J. Dems consider millionaire’s tax ballot question to help cover pension payments
With Gov. Chris Christie vowing to veto any tax increase, Democratic legislative leaders looking for pension-funding solutions may conclu ...
12 years ago
New Delaware DMV replaces outdated site
State leaders cut the ribbon on Delaware’s newest DMV which is closer to the rapidly growing area near Delaware City and Middletown ...
12 years ago
ListenNite Owl SEPTA service: It’s not for chickens, or is it?
At 12:01 a.m Sunday, SEPTA launched its pilot program offering 24-hour weekend train service in Philadelphia. It wasn’t long before ...
12 years ago
ListenThis is not an essay about indoctrinating your child into soccer’s cult
I think “Vision Quest” is a woefully under-rated movie. I also think ...
12 years ago
American dream … Iraqi nightmare
It was going to be so easy. We would remake the Middle East by creating a bastion of democracy in the heart of the Islamic world. & ...
12 years ago
N.J. Senators fighting about truck safety after Tracy Morgan crash
New Jersey’s U.S. Senators are speaking out about big truck safety after the crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed one perso ...
12 years ago
ListenJustices reject appeal over graduations in church
The Supreme Court has left in place a court decision that said public high school graduations in a church adorned with religious symbols ...
12 years ago
Pro and con: Is football too dangerous for kids?
When you think of football, do you think about the concussions, crippling diseases or even the Alezimer's disease that your child can develop just from playing?
12 years ago
Prisoner exchange is an American tradition
America is exchanging prisoners with the enemy! It’s an outrage! That’s been a constant refrain of GOP critic ...
12 years ago
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