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I-95 northbound flyover ramp opens in Delaware [video]
The final step in a $107-million dollar road project that many tri-state area motorists are quite familiar with is finally completed and ...
13 years ago
Delaware has a lot riding on the Bloom opening
Doug Rainey is editor of the Delaware Business Daily. He attended the Bloom ceremony Wednesday and notes there is a lot at stake in this ...
13 years ago
Williams and Alvarez debate in DA’s race
Though many don’t know it, Philadelphia voters will be choosing a District Attorney at the polls November 5th. Democratic in ...
13 years ago
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Preference for ‘effectiveness’ metrics over teacher seniority rules gambles with education quality
Seniority, in the modern education reform lexicon, is among the dirtiest words. Senior teachers are not only ineffective and greedy and n ...
13 years ago
A very early Tea Party drawing from the archives
When this cartoon was published in 2010, I received many emails questioning my sanity. How could I possibly not see how fabulous th ...
13 years ago
Clouds today, showers tonight, pleasant tomorrow
Once we get through today, pleasant weather is expected Friday into Saturday. After a weak cold front moves through Saturday night, deliv ...
13 years ago
Donor egg pregnancies on the rise, US study finds
New research shows U.S. women are increasingly using donated eggs to get pregnant, with often good results. What the researchers c ...
13 years ago
Del. market closing early because of pumpkin shortage
A pumpkin shortage is forcing a family-run market in Selbyville to close early this fall. Johnson’s Country Market will only ...
13 years ago
Republicans surrender (big shock), peace reigns (for now)
Well, that was fun. Fifteen days of needless national misery – reduced corporate earnings, uninspected foods, mass fu ...
13 years ago
Former Roxborough pizza joint rife with violations deemed ‘unsafe’
The lettering of the Mia’s Pizza sign has been slowly peeling off the side of the building at Rochelle Avenue and Sumac Street for ...
13 years ago
With negotiations ongoing, Hite adds factors for Philly teacher recall and assignment
Among the items that Superintendent William Hite included in this week’s “ ...
13 years ago
Booker wins easily to fill out Sen. Lautenberg’s term in N.J.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker cruised to a 55 to 44 win over Republican Steve Lonegan in the special U.S. Senate election Wednesday. Boo ...
13 years ago
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With cancer, if death is not imminent, how does one focus on life?
Death can give life focus. That’s my lesson for this week. I had a wretched few days where I almost “broke bad” ...
13 years ago
Pair of Northwest Philadelphia historic sites to be honored next week
When History in Pennsylvania ( ...
13 years ago
Review: It’s ‘4000 Miles,’ but the characters couldn’t be closer
Every now and then, a grandma will tell you how great it is to have grandkids – they come, they share the love, and after a while their ...
13 years ago
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