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With friends and lovers in our lives, Jane Austen will always speak to us
It is perhaps the most tortured marriage proposal of all times. In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be ...
13 years ago
For Peace Day, several weekend events scheduled in Northwest Philly and beyond
If you’ve been meaning to give peace a chance, this is your weekend. Saturday is “Peace Day Philly,” a grassroot ...
13 years ago
A week later, touring the Seaside Park boardwalk fire scene
I entered the Seaside Park boardwalk where the fire started (between Kohr’s and Biscayne Candy) seven days later at exactly the sam ...
13 years ago
‘Superbugs’ gaining deadly ground in U.S., CDC reports
The Centers for Disease Control has released a new report on “s ...
13 years ago
Being a Fringe Festival stage manager has ‘a bit of a mom element’ to it
This week’s guest on Recap, is one of the behind-the-scenes workers of the Fringe Festival, Lisa McGinn, stage manager for Geo ...
13 years ago
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N.J. property taxes: The fire that continues to burn
This is commentary from political blogger and cartoonist Rob Tornoe. My wife and I were on our way to he ...
13 years ago
Pa. lawmaker wants to enlist attorney general in fight against opioid abuse, drug deaths
One state lawmaker’s call to investigate the proliferation of prescription drug abuse in Pennsylvania could be the opening salvo in ...
13 years ago
‘The government is taking over health care’ and other myths about Obamacare debunked
The Affordable Care Act is, in a word, complex — and there are plenty of misconceptions about exactly what it does and doesn’t do ...
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Marketing makeover helps Philly corner stores increase sales of fruits, vegetables
The Food Trust in Philadelphia has a new scheme to expand healthy food options at corner stores and bodegas around the city. For y ...
13 years ago