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Odds against legalizing some games of chance in Pa. House
A plan to expand legalized gambling in Pennsylvania has hit the skids after sailing through the state Senate. The measure would al ...
13 years ago
When a man overreaches, a woman does not need to take it on the chin
A recent visit to a Delco car dealer turned into a game of cat and mouse when the salesman kept trying to put his paws on me. Just anothe ...
13 years ago
Bail posted for suspect in fatal Nicetown hit-and-run [video]
A 45-year-old woman from the city’s Fern Rock section surrendered to Philadelphia Police on Thursday and was charged in connection ...
13 years ago
‘Sandy Castle 2013, Second Edition’ in Point Beach to receive Guinness World Record
First it was September’s ...
13 years ago
Mural honoring late state Rep. David P. Richardson Jr. ‘rededicated’ outside Germantown school
Family members, friends and residents touched by the work of the late state Rep. David P. Richardson Jr. gathered outside East Germantown ...
13 years ago
Cell phone kiosk ban on hold for now in Philly
A Philadelphia City Council committee heard testimony about cell phone theft and the use of high-tech gear to buy phones Thursday as it c ...
13 years ago
ListenDelaware’s Sen. Coons weighs in on nation’s budget, Obamacare
While the government shutdown was resolved earlier this month, Senator Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said there’s still a lot of work to be ...
13 years ago
Sneak peek: Clover Market comes to Chestnut Hill this weekend
This Sunday, the streets of Chestnut Hill will be lined with some of the coolest vendors around. The wildly popular outdoor ...
13 years ago
Nutter lets me have it … but will he back it up?
I’m used to getting an earful from politicians from time to time about something I’ve reported or not reported, or should hav ...
13 years ago
Guidance counselors in Philly schools ‘barely making it, if not drowning’
What does $45 million mean to the Philadelphia School District? Not enough. That was the unanimous feeling from the group o ...
13 years ago
Delaware’s Tower Hill to name acting headmaster
Headmaster Christopher Wheeler’s picture on the welcome page of Tower Hill School’s website has been removed, after the schoo ...
13 years ago
Earth Policy Institute founder Lester Brown to speak in Princeton Oct 29
It is the classic story of a poor boy who believed in the power of hard work to get ahead. Pictures from his childhood growing up and lab ...
13 years ago
Remains of Delaware patriot moved to new gravesite
The Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery is now the new resting place for Delaware patriot Gunning Bedford Jr., who was among five men who ...
13 years ago
Bloom Energy looking at possible Delaware vo-tech high school link [video]
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) played match maker today when he brought together workers from Bloom Energy and manufacturing students ...
13 years ago
University of Delaware climatologist David Legates is our First Person. Sandy was a tough storm on Delaware, but there have been others i ...
13 years ago
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