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Dan Fagin, 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winner, sees Toms River story as cautionary tale
Environmental journalist Dan Fagin’s 2013 book “ ...
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ListenFighting pesticide drift, farmers in Delaware get tool to work together
The Delaware Department of Agriculture has a new tracking tool to stop pesticide drifts between the field of different farms. The tool, c ...
13 years ago
Explainer: Three ways to keep your ocean front town from drowning
Everyone knows that you pay more for a hotel room on the beach. The view is to die for and no more schlepping your beach umbrellas five b ...
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ListenMcCord, Schwartz turn up heat in Pa. governor’s race
The genial tone of the Democratic primary campaign for governor of Pennsylvania has changed recently, as two candidates have taken sharp ...
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Pa. drill rig manufacturer taking the ‘rough’ out of roughnecking [video]
As shale oil and gas production soars < ...
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Drexel researchers say bias in LGBT custody cases doesn’t reflect science
In a well-known case from 1999, a Mississippi judge ordered that a boy stay with his mother in a household where she was being abused rat ...
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Wilmington organization expands to help ex-offenders
The Wilmington Hope Commission now has more than enough space to help ex-offenders at its Achievement Center on Vandever Avenue in Wilmin ...
13 years ago
Holy Week, contemplative for some, marks busiest time for Christ Church organist
With this year’s overlapping of Passover and Holy Week, many area residents are sharing a period of contemplation and somber reflec ...
13 years ago
ListenWeekly Entertainment Guide – ‘The Fairy Queen,’ Jazz Fest, and Spring Blooms
Looking for something to do this week? WHYY’s Robin Bloom offers her suggestions. < ...
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N.J. jobless rate inches up slightly
New Jersey’s unemployment rate moved a bit higher last month.Preliminary data shows the jobless rate rose a 10th of point to 7.2 pe ...
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Chestnut Hill health care workers rally for better wages, benefits
More than 100 healthcare workers and supporters marched down Germantown Avenue Wednesday afternoon to rally for better benefits and highe ...
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In Pa. schools, movement to keep school librarians on the books
Researchers say school libraries across the state still lack the proper resources, but staffing levels may be increasing in the next scho ...
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Lincoln Drive gateway project gets financial boost
A grassroots effort to restore an historic gateway in Northwest Philadelphia has reached a major milestone. For FFFFomore tha ...
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State leaders tout Delaware company that hires disadvantaged youth
State leaders were on hand for the grand opening of a new company, Popdot Signs and Graphics in Wilmington, which hires disadvantaged you ...
13 years ago
A special hen rules the roost in suburban Philly chicken flock (photos)
Raising chickens in suburban Philadelphia is not something state agriculture officials track, but they suspect interest in so-called R ...
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