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What Happened Next: Updating stories from May and June
NewsWorks went back to check in on several of the stories it covered this year. These “What Happened Next” updates w ...
12 years ago
Ardmore Conservative plans to take on Corbett
As many as eight Pennsylvania Democrats say they want to take on Governor Tom Corbett next year, and now there’s a Republican. Ardm ...
12 years ago
Philly army captain and friends help kids in Afghanistan
Army Capt. Dave Henderson waited a year to share this particular story of holiday generosity. While in Afghanistan, he says, it wo ...
12 years ago
The myth of holiday suicide rates
In the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a despondent George Bailey considers suicide, something widely thought ...
12 years ago
Free Library has holiday help desk for gadget gifts
Having trouble figuring out that gadget you got for Christmas? The Free Library’s tech help desk is back for a second year.< ...
12 years ago
The best political books of 2013
The holiday gift-giving season officially ended today (are you fondling your new Duck Dynasty rifle & bullet T ...
12 years ago
Ten years ago, the Northern Children’s Services Board faced a big decision: Find a n ...
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Report on N.J. Transit Sandy performance released
An independent report on New Jersey Transit’s performance in Superstorm Sandy says the agency must prepare better for the next big ...
12 years ago
Roxy reopens in time for Christmas rush of films
During the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, many people will probably engage in the annual, time-honored tradition of catching up ...
12 years ago
A change behind the scenes for iconic Italian Market stands
One of Philadelphia’s most distinctive places will see a change behind the scenes on Jan. 1. Control of the Italian Market ...
12 years ago
ListenElephant known to generations of Philadelphians dies in Tenn.
Dulary, or “loved one,” came to the Philadelphia Zoo from Thailand in 1964 when she was just a year old. The elephant ...
12 years ago
Manger scene in Old City draws visitors to real meaning of Christmas
If you’ve spent time around Old City this month, you may have come across the Rev. Michael Caine walking his donkey. “ ...
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ListenJudge: Pa. school can exclude some birth control coverage
A federal judge has ruled that a western Pennsylvania Christian college can temporarily exclude coverage for birth control like the morni ...
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