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Struggling fathers must learn to trust service systems to benefit their children
Fortunately, things have improved a fair bit since my own difficult personal experience with the family courts nearly 20 years ...
12 years ago
Pa. Dem chairman to oppose McGinty, Wolf’s choice for seat
Pennsylvania Democratic Party chairman Jim Burn says he intends to challenge Katie McGinty, the hand-picked candidate of Democratic guber ...
12 years ago
Swarthmore president announces departure
Swarthmore College president Rebecca Chopp is stepping down after five years and will become chancellor at the University of Denver. ...
12 years ago
A 24-year-old cashier at a Stenton Avenue 7-Eleven location was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning. According to police, th ...
12 years ago
Zoning board delays decisions on St. Bridget and W. Johnson St. development projects
Two development companies with project proposals in Northwest Philadelphia had their cases extended to a later date by the city’s Z ...
12 years ago
Republican suicide bombers explode at party headquarters
Only those in favor of government shutdown, default, and a wall of intransigence deserve the label “true conservative.” < ...
12 years ago
Weekend detours and road closures in Northwest Philly
Here’s look at the road closures and detours coming up in Northwest Philadelphia this weekend. Kelly Drive will be det ...
12 years ago
Offering Drexel resources, West Philly center aims to solidify ties with neighborhood
A new West Philadelphia education center at 35th and Spring Garden streets will bring together Drexel University and neighborhood residen ...
12 years ago
ListenThe self-destructive canning of Eric Cantor
Here’s my pitch for a boffo movie poster: A rendering of Eric Cantor, tarred and feathered by an angry mob – and the slogan r ...
12 years ago
Fish on! Free freshwater fishing this weekend in NJ
Freshwater fishing is free throughout New Jersey during the upcoming weekend, state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner B ...
12 years ago
I was my father’s daughter all along
I’ve been Lisa Meritz for almost 27 years, but when Father’s Day comes around my maiden name Cohen returns to haunt me. < ...
12 years ago
Review: ‘Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll’ and other miscellany
The young and versatile actor Eric Scotolati, who in four seasons has appeared with at least nine theater companies here, is being put to ...
12 years ago
Corbett and Wolf share a stage, trading jabs on gas drilling
During their first joint appearance on the campaign trail, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and his Democratic challenger Tom Wolf shared a po ...
12 years ago
New Penn award aims to inspire students to improve the world
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann wants students graduating from her school to improve the world. That’s why, ...
12 years ago
N.J. considers requiring more contractors to invest in U.S. products
Businesses awarded state contracts in New Jersey may have to rely more on products made in the U.S. New Jersey already requires th ...
12 years ago

