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Rendell tells transportation bill supporters to lobby harder
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell told transportation advocates in Philadelphia they need to push harder to get a multi-billion dollar ...
13 years ago
Murder trial begins for Philly parents charged in death of malnourished 6-year-old
The police schematic of Tina Cuffie’s South Philadelphia apartment identified the middle bedroom where her young son slept as ̶ ...
13 years ago
$1 settlement paves way for protective dunes along N.J. coast
Gov. Chris Christie has signed an executive order paving the way for the Army Corps or Engineers to build protective dunes along the 127- ...
13 years ago
Waiting period for kids’ health insurance may be scratched in Pa.
Pennsylvania’s Senate has advanced one of the governor’s secondary health care priorities — a move to rid the Children& ...
13 years ago
Michael Moses Ward, Birdie Africa — rest in peace
I don’t get weepy over celebrity deaths, even people I admire. John Lennon’s assassination was a tragedy, but I wasn’t ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia controller at odds with Nutter administration over demolition records
Philadelphia’s City Controller said he may head to court to enforce a subpoena for records from the city’s Department of Lice ...
13 years ago
ListenBaby boom continues at Cape May County Zoo
It sounds like the plot of an Animal Planet reality show — I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant: Zoo Edition. Ac ...
13 years ago
‘Birdie Africa,’ child of MOVE, dies at 41
Michael Moses Ward, known in 1985 as Birdie Africa, ...
13 years ago
Geniuses among us: Three area researchers receive MacArthur awards
Three area researchers are among the 24 artists, writers and scientists who have received the prestigious MacArthur “genius” ...
13 years ago
ListenCampaigns for governor, U.S. Senate overshadow N.J. legislative races
The race for a U.S. Senate seat and the election for New Jersey Governor are getting a lot of attention, but every seat in the state Legi ...
13 years ago
Pew survey shows low marks for Nutter, Philly Council
If Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter had a regular, non-elected job, he might be wise to start looking for a new one. His job perf ...
13 years ago
