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Review: ‘Emma’ — When does a story become theater?
Can a stage adaptation be too faithful to the book it’s taken from? The version of Jane Austen’s venerable “Emma,” ...
13 years ago
Schwartz proposes financing Pa. transit projects with severance tax on natural gas
The candidate widely regarded as the front-runner in the Democratic race for Pennsylvania governor has a growing list of items a severanc ...
13 years ago
Side effect of Obamacare: Allowing Medicaid coverage for ex-offenders in N.J.
Drug-policy reformers in New Jersey say the federal health law is finally accomplishing what they’ve been trying to have done for y ...
13 years ago
Live video of U.S. Senate debate at Rowan University
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FringeArts Building allows ‘fringey’ spirit of festival to continue all year in Philly
This weekend, a new performance venue will open on the Philadelphia waterfront. The FringeArts Building at Race Street and Columbus Boule ...
13 years ago
Philly-area housing authorities still functioning despite federal shutdown
Nearly a million federal workers, including most employees of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, remain furloughed thi ...
13 years ago
How does the the Affordable Care Act affect adult children on parents’ insurance?
Got questions about the Affordable Care Act? In a regular feature, the WHYY/NewsWorks Health and Science Desk is providing “The Sho ...
13 years ago
ListenRobbing Peter to pay Paul: ‘Leveling’ Philly schools in the time of budget crisis
It’s gone from bad to worse. Packed classrooms. Lack of a full-time guidance counselor. No education in arts or music. < ...
13 years ago
Barbara Buono misses opportunity to offer solutions
Governor Chris Christie and his democratic opponent, State Sen. Barbara Buono, faced off in the first of two debates last night, and what ...
13 years ago
Duo jailed for 15 years get new trial on Philly murder they say they didn’t commit
Two Philadelphia men, imprisoned for 15 years for a murder they say they did not commit, have won a new trial. Eugene Gilyard and ...
13 years ago
ListenCoatesville school issues appear to go beyond racist texting
There could be more than racial issues plaguing the Coatesville Area School District as a criminal investigation continues. The focus of ...
13 years ago
ListenMost in N.J. want Christie to stop fighting same-sex marriage, Quinnipiac finds
The latest Quinnipiac University poll finds voter support for same-sex marriage in New Jersey. Likely voters want Gov. Chris Chris ...
13 years ago
NWS: Stronger impacts if nor’easter intensifies, tracks closer to the coast
An approaching coastal storm could deliver stronger impacts than currently forecasted if it intensifies or tracks closer to the shor ...
13 years ago
Restored N.J. beaches expected to withstand nor’easter
A nor’easter on its way to the Jersey Shore will be the first test of beaches that have not fully recovered from Superstorm Sandy.< ...
13 years ago
Delaware educators talk strategy at Vision 2015
Hundreds of state educators participated in the Vision 2015 conference presented by the Rodel Foundation of Delaware. The program ...
13 years ago
