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Former Eagle G. Cobb ‘leaning’ toward run for Congress
When Camden County Republican Chairman Thomas Booth told me Wednesday the party had found its candidate for the congressional seat being ...
13 years ago
Happy Valley shops asked to go booze-free for ‘State Patty’s Day’
Bars, restaurants and bottle shops are being asked to halt alcohol sales again this year to counter an unofficial St. Patrick’s Day ...
13 years ago
Food companies propose voluntary GMO labels
Large food companies are trying to head off state-by-state efforts to enact mandatory labeling of genetically modified ingredients by pro ...
13 years ago
Obamacare enrollment target wavers in Delaware
Delaware’s goal for sign-ups through the new health care marketplace was 35,000 by March 31, the end of open enrollment for health ...
13 years ago
ListenWilliam Penn Foundation names Wharton vice dean as new leader
Wharton School vice dean Peter J. Degnan has been selected to lead Philadelphia’s most powerful regionally-focused foundation. ...
13 years ago
ListenCorbett budget proposal expands drilling in state parks and forests
Governor Corbett is seeking to overturn a Rendell-era executive order that placed a moratorium on new gas leases in state parks and fores ...
13 years ago
All that Philip Seymour Hoffman left behind: his honesty, his truth, his demons
Like many who saw him perform, I won’t soon forget the Oscar-winning actor. Not because I witnessed him live on Broadway. Nor becau ...
13 years ago
Preliminary hearing for alleged school shooter from East Mt. Airy scheduled for March
The preliminary hearing for a Philadelphia teenager who allegedly shot two students inside an Olney high school is now scheduled for Marc ...
13 years ago
Trading in gangs and guns to leave street violence behind
Building a new life can be difficult. Some men who are leaving the gang life behind in South Philly, are struggling everyday to do just t ...
13 years ago
Listen 4:55USGS: Rumble felt by some in coastal NJ, DE, MD Thursday not an earthquake
Did you feel it? Social media began lighting up shortly after noon Thursday with reports rumbles and ground rattles, but the Unite ...
13 years ago
Councilwoman Bass to ‘cowardly’ murderous purse-snatchers: ‘You will pay’
Spurred on by the recent r ...
13 years ago
PECO fights to restore power as residents wait for light and heat
Hundreds of thousands are still without power because of this week’s ice storm. Many will be in the dark until Sunday night. ...
13 years ago
ListenNew building demolition rules finally approved in Philadelphia
Following last year’s fatal building collapse, Philadelphia City Council has approved new regulations for building demolitions. ...
13 years ago
ListenCindy Bass upset at slow snow removal in Northwest Philly
Councilwoman Cindy Bass is upset about how the streets department is handling snow removal in her Northwest Philadelphia district. ...
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