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Pa. Superior Court election shows need for change in judical selection, Pa. group says
Advocates for a new way of selecting Appellate Court judges in Pennsylvania say the one statewide contest for Superior Court underscores ...
13 years ago
At Philly medical education conference, doctors rethink role and identity in health care
Thousands of medical educators, doctors and students are in Philadelphia this week, assessing how they can better teach, learn and practi ...
13 years ago
Fire threat remains a concern following Superstorm Sandy
All coastal dwellers are well aware of the corrosive effects of salt water. Perhaps the most common example is the salty environme ...
13 years ago
CHOP, Drexel team up with Hebrew University for research partnership
The agenda for Mayor Michael Nutter’s trade trip to the United Kingdom and Israel includes finalizing an alliance between some medi ...
13 years ago
Poll predicts N.J. voters will approve minimum wage amendment
New Jersey voters tomorrow decide the fate of a proposed constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage by a dollar and provide for a ...
13 years ago
Forecast calls for ‘Christie storm’ at N.J. polls
A just-released Quinnipiac University poll shows Gov. Chris Christie is maintaining about a two-to-one lead over Democratic challenger, s ...
13 years ago
ListenMcFerrin is happy to honor faith, father in new CD
Bobby McFerrin, whose 1988 hit “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” has become shorthand for light, feel-good pop, has released a ne ...
13 years ago
ListenJohnson & Johnson to pay $2.2 billion in federal fraud case
The pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil cases over its marketing of t ...
13 years ago
Witnesses now permitted to observe entire execution process in Pa.
Pennsylvania now will permit witnesses, including reporters, to observe state executions.The policy change, which follows settlement of a ...
13 years ago
Wilmington installs “smart meters”
No quarters? No problem. In an effort to make the city more “visitor friendly” Wilmington officials announced that 200 “smar ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia theater celebrates with cash awards and a posthumous honor
A production of a musical about mental illness, a theater artist with a broad interest in performance, and a spunky stage company devoted ...
13 years ago
East Falls development brings concerns about parking, land ‘integrity’
At the intersection of Cranky Joe’s Sports Bar and Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloonery in East Falls, there’s a new developm ...
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