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Worn out, Pa. House speaker calls it quits after 27 years in Legislature
Pennsylvania’s House speaker says he won’t run for reelection this year, after 27 years serving in the Legislature. Sa ...
13 years ago
Second annual Winter Fun Fest comes to Mt. Airy [gallery]
The second annual Winter Fun Fest was held on Sunday at the 7165 Lounge in Mt. Airy. Put together by the Mt. Airy-Nippon-Bryan-Cresheim T ...
13 years ago
February thaw on the way? It’s possible, forecasters say
Is there some light at the end of the cold, snowy tunnel? Quite possibly, forecasters say. “We might have a Feb ...
13 years ago
As Kmart closes, changes in store for The Gallery
Kmart has been a fixture of The Gallery on Market Street in Philadelphia for more than a decade. The store opened with fanfare — it ...
13 years ago
Chick-fil-A to use chicken without antibiotics
Chick-fil-A says its plans to serve only chicken raised without antibiotics within the next five years. The Atlanta-based fast-foo ...
13 years ago
Black History Month event at Awbury Arboretum focuses on West African tradition
People from across Northwest Philadelphia gathered Saturday at the Francis Cope House ...
13 years ago
Northern Tier towns may not wield restored zoning power over gas drilling
It seemed like a game-changer late last year when the Pennsylvania Supreme Court restored the power of local communities to regulate natu ...
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Task force makes pedestrian safety recommendations for Delaware Route 1
The Pedestrian Safety Task Force has developed a list of suggested improvements aimed at making the Route 1 corridor in Lewes and Rehobot ...
13 years ago
Friends of Vernon Park win community greening award
Snow and ice may be blanketing Germantown’s Vernon Park, but community members responsible for the rain garden waiting underneath h ...
13 years ago
Republican elephant speak with forked tongue
It is said that elephants have long memories. It is apparent that they hope the American people don’t. After refusing ...
13 years ago
Christie administration says rule prevents staff from testifying in Bridgegate hearings
(Update 2/13/14: MSNBC reported last night that the Christie administration rejrects Senator Robert Gordon’s contention that th ...
13 years ago
Pa. prison population ticks up, still down from 2011
he inmate population in Pennsylvania’s prisons edged up slightly last year after dropping the previous year. A Department of ...
13 years ago
Lying about Obamacare for political profit
The latest mendacious whopper about the health reform law – supposedly, it’s gonna throw two million people outta work! ̵ ...
13 years ago
Track work and weather a bad combination for PATCO
Riders on the PATCO high speed line are suffering from a double threat as construction and mother nature conspire against them. ...
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