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Challenges facing ex-offenders the focus of Germantown forum
Helping ex-inmates return to society after prison was the focal issue at a Wednesday morning forum hosted by state Rep. Stephen Kinsey at ...
12 years ago
Gallup: American attitudes on gun control unlikely to change much in the long term
Last week’s mass killing near the UC Santa Barbara campus is spurring new efforts in the Senate to prevent those deemed mentally il ...
12 years ago
ListenN.J. GOP sticks with Christie on Sandy ‘Bill of Rights’ veto
Republicans in the New Jersey Senate are sticking with Gov. Chris Christie and won’t vote to override his conditional veto of the S ...
12 years ago
Police, coroner probe man’s death from balcony
Police and the county coroner have been trying to determine whether a man fell or jumped to his death from a seventh-floor apartment balc ...
12 years ago
Port Authority reforms announcement canceled
It was billed as a meeting of the minds of lawmakers from two states to announce new efforts to reform the embattled Port Authority of Ne ...
12 years ago
6th Great Extinction headed our way…
The planet is infested… by us. Prominent biologist Stuart Pimm of Duke University is the lead author of a study publish ...
12 years ago
A partnership arises to put Wilmington back to work
Community groups and city officials are working together in an effort to get jobs for unemployed Wilmington residents. On Thursday ...
12 years ago
After Sandy, balancing the needs of nesting birds and people
A small gray bird crouches in the sand at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. Except for its bright orange beak, the American oystercatcher i ...
12 years ago
ListenEdward Snowden: Patriot? Traitor? Traitorous patriot? Patriotic traitor?
So what do we think of Edward Snowden now? Thumbs up or down? White hat or black hat? Three cheers or Bronx cheer? NBC News ...
12 years ago
Young teens arrested at Wilmington baseball stadium
The boys were arrested after they were caught loading household chemicals into plastic bottles outside Frawley Stadium. A worker a ...
12 years ago
Delaware marijuana bill receives support
Supporters of cannabis use are praising Delaware lawmakers for introducing a bill that would allow users to possess small amounts of the ...
12 years ago
Delaware budget writers trim spending; “park” money at UD over data center
The Delaware Joint Finance Committee completed two weeks of budget mark-ups in order find ways to reduce the governor’s recommended bud ...
12 years ago
A tree grows in Philly, adding to sculptural luster along Parkway [photos]
Jostling for attention between two other major works, a new sculpture has taken its place along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadel ...
12 years ago
Delaware treasurer makes first move in campaign
Delaware Treasurer Chip Flowers has thrown the first punch ahead of what could be a knock-down, drag-out fight for the Democratic nominat ...
12 years ago
ListenGot an unscrupulous landlord? Know your rights as a renter
If you’re among the high percentage of renters in Philadelphia, then you should know your rights. Why? Because if you’re as u ...
12 years ago