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 Lucinda Duncalfe talks about the meteoric rise and spectacular failure of her first company during Philly Tech Week's Fail Fest (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)

Failure is an option — often a good one — Philly Tech Week organizers say

Failure can be a touchy subject – especially in the business world. The organizers of Philly Tech Week are hoping to change that ...

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 The well fire in Greene County, Pennsylvania, as seen from the top of a hill. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

Chevron blocked DEP from scene of fatal Pa. gas explosion, fire for two days

When a Chevron natural gas well exploded in Greene County, killing a worker, the company blocked personnel with the state Department of E ...

12 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

New Jersey illustrator makes a visual experience of Whitman’s ‘Song of Myself’ with new book

Walt Whitman’s iconic 1855 poem “Song of Myself” has stood the test of time and is now regarded as one of the most accl ...

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Judge: Kelly and Stepien can ignore legislative demand for documents

A New Jersey judge ruled today that Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Stepien do not have to comply with legislative subpoenas demanding docume ...

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Chris Christie

Christie willing to consider medical pot changes

Gov. Chris Christie says he’s willing to consider new measures to make sure the right form of medical marijuana is made available t ...

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14 N.J. towns improperly paid out overtime, audit finds

A state investigation has found that 14 local governm ...

12 years ago

New co-principal at Bartram speaks about changing school climate

After a staffer at Bartram High School was knocked unconscious by a student last month, the Southwest Philadelphia school has faced ...

12 years ago

 Parts of the 'When I Was Your Age' project. (Courtesy of Jen Bradley)
Philly Parenting

The best homework assignment ever

I’m an outspoken anti-homework Mama, solidly on record against homework for young children. I’ve written about it ...

12 years ago

Indecent exposure reported in Mt. Airy

On Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. a 24-year-old woman was walking near Phil Ellena and Crittenden streets in Mt. Airy when she spotted a ma ...

12 years ago

 Three Soldiers Crosses for those killed in last week's Fort Hood shooting, from left, Sgt. Danny Ferguson of Mulberry, Fla., Carlos Lazaney-Rodriguez, of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and Sgt. Timothy Owens of Effingham, Ill, are set on the stage before a memorial service at Fort Hood, Texas. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)

After Ft. Hood shootings, N.J. military say they’re more prepared for returning vets

The fatal shootings at Ft. Hood have raised concern about psychological problems among veterans. Military officials in New Jersey ...

12 years ago

 This image provided by The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression shows an image that is printed on a tee shirt to be presented to the 2013 Jefferson Muzzle awards by The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression. (The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression/AP Photo)

Anti-censorship ‘Jefferson Muzzles’ awards go to White House, feds

The anti-censorship awards known as the “Jefferson Muzzles” are being awarded to the federal government and the White House f ...

12 years ago

April 11th – 18th: Cinderella, Kids Rock! and South Pacific

Hey Delaware, are you looking for something to do this weekend? We have some recommendations on what’s happening around the First S ...

12 years ago

Camden charter high school aims to endow its seniors with Rutgers education

Camden’s LEAP Academy Charter School has accepted a $1.5 million challenge grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation. The cha ...

12 years ago

Feds say oil trains should have two-man crews

Federal regulators say they will propose requiring at least two crew members on trains transporting crude oil, as well as regulations aim ...

12 years ago

Court seeks to examine Penn State-NCAA agreement

A Pennsylvania court wants to examine whether Penn State and the NCAA acted legally when they entered into a consent agreement that impos ...

12 years ago

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