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 In 1812 Productions' 'This Is the Week That Is,' (from left) Dave Jadico (here as Rachel Maddow), Alex Bechtel (as Ann Coulter), Aimé Donna Kelly (as Rev. Al Sharpton), Scott Greer (as Rush Limbaugh) and Jennifer Childs (as Larry King). (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
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Review: The venerable ‘This Is the Week That Is’

You can slip into 1812 Productions’ annual satire called “This Is the Week That Is” as if it were a comfy, old – and ...

12 years ago

Should young sex offenders be identified that way for life?

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether teens found guilty of certain types of sexual offenses must be registe ...

12 years ago

Offshore wind turbines are seen in this file image. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)
Lifestyle

Stalled NJ offshore wind project wins $47 million federal grant

A proposed offshore wind project in New Jersey has received a new breath of life. Fishermen’s Energy has won a $47 million g ...

12 years ago

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 Lisa Stevens greets fellow Democrats at a recent party meeting in Little Egg Harbor, N.J. (Tracey Samuelson/for NewsWorks)

For one Sandy homeowner, the storm stirred politicial ambitions

Before a recent meeting of the local Democratic party, Lisa Stevens of Little Egg Harbor Township batted around slogan ideas with a suppo ...

12 years ago

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 (File: Cliff Owen/The Associated Press)

Dover Air Force Base in Delaware lifts lockdown

Officials say a lockdown ordered at Dover Air Force Base after a report of a suspicious person on the Delaware military post has been lif ...

12 years ago

 (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, file)

Plan to ban smoking at N.J. colleges advances

An Assembly committee has advanced legislation that would ban smoking and all tobacco products on college campuses in New Jersey. ...

12 years ago

 Peter Callas, (right), in the newsroom of the Times of Trenton with fellow editor Harry Blaze. (Photo courtesy of the Callas family)

Peter G. Callas is dead, and he still doesn’t want your sympathy

I didn’t much like Peter Callas, who died last week, when I met him 25 years ago. ...

12 years ago

 Taylor McLoon, a McDonald's worker from New Zealand, supports Philadelphia fast food workers. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Money

Philadelphia fast food workers will take part in national strike

Philadelphia fast food workers say they plan to join a nationwide strike next week to protest low wages. At a small rally on busy ...

12 years ago

 Miles Rappaport (Image courtesy of commoncause.org)
Politics & Policy

As Common Cause Pa. celebrates 40 years, group’s national leader drops in for a chat

The non-partisan, grassroots organization Common Cause got its start during the height of the Vietnam War. It now boasts 35 chapters, and ...

12 years ago

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Burglar flees Roosevelt school after failed attempt to steal computers

A burglar who broke into the Roosevelt K-8 School and attempted to steal several computers early Thursday morning eluded capture by polic ...

12 years ago

 Five educators connected to Cayuga Elementary School in Philadelphia's Hunting Park neighborhood have been charged in connection with standardized test cheating. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Education

State presses criminal charges against five Philadelphia educators in cheating scandal

Five School District of Philadelphia educators who worked at Cayuga Elementary have been criminally charged in connection to the state ...

12 years ago

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 Seen here with her grandson Cameron, 56-year-old Cheryl Allen is home again days after being struck by two stray bullets.(Nichelle Polston/Newsworks)

Wilmington residents rally against violence [video]

Days after being shot on her porch, 56-year-old Cheryl Allen had already returned home when community members rallied against violence. ...

12 years ago

Germantown High School (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)

Weinstein ‘seriously interested’ in bidding on GHS, Fulton properties

A Northwest Philadelphia developer is “seriously interested” in buying a pair of properties that, until last summer, housed G ...

12 years ago

 Shofuso Japanese House & Garden, one of many sites participating in this year's National Public Gardens Day. The public gardens in the Philly area can be enjoyed anytime with activities throughout the season. (Photo courtesy of Shofuso)

Weekly Entertainment Guide – LOVE Your Park Week, World Press Photo, & Fired Up at 40

Get out and love your park, enjoy a festival, take in a concert or theater show, find something to do with Mom, and much more.  WHYY ...

12 years ago

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 Democratic candidate for governor Tom Wolf squares off with Allyson Schwartz during a debate at Channel 6 in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Wolf plays defense in Democratic gubernatorial debate

The four Democrats running for governor of Pennsylvania traded shots in a debate taped yesterday at Channel 6 that won’t be shown u ...

12 years ago

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