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Proposed fuel tax increase in Delaware faces criticism
A bill has been introduced to raise the state’s fuel taxes and the bill’s sponsor said it will stimulate job growth while tackling ne ...
13 years ago
From patchwork miniskirts to Huey helicopters, showing all sides of 1968
The National Constitution Center’s new exhibit, The 1968 Exhibit, begins in a tastefully appointed, middle-class living room, with ...
13 years ago
Will sales tax refill N.J.’s bankrupt open space fund?
A coalition of environmental groups is urging New Jersey lawmakers to sign off a proposed constitutional amendment to provide funding for ...
13 years ago
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy honors the Class of 2013 [photos]
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy celebrated the Class of 2013 in two ceremonies held on Tuesday and Wednesday for the Boys Upper School a ...
13 years ago
Nazi criminal’s diaries could offer new insight into the Holocaust [audio]
Federal authorities in Wilmington have recovered about 400 handwritten pages from the wartime diary of a key Nazi adviser to A ...
13 years ago
Diary of Alfred Rosenberg, Hitler’s confidant, displayed in Delaware [video]
One of the mysteries after World War II was what happened to the diary of Alfred Rosenberg, a close confidant of Adolf Hitler. The m ...
13 years ago
N.J. mulling completely tobacco-free colleges
All tobacco products would be banned everywhere on college campuses in New Jersey if a bill being considered by state lawmakers becomes l ...
13 years ago
East Germantown residents seek to rebuild community after alleged serial rapist’s arrest
With the prime suspect in custody, residents and neighborhood leaders gathered in East Germantown on Wednesday night to address a series ...
13 years ago
65% of likely Pa. voters support immigration overhaul, poll shows
In Washington, senators are debating an overhaul of the American immigration system. In Philadelphia, supporters of comprehensive ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia approves $2-per-pack cigarette tax if state will allow
In an effort to raise funds for the cash strapped public school system, Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a new cigarette tax ...
13 years ago
New Jersey school board association leader resigns over Jewish remark
The vice president of the New Jersey School Boards Association has resigned from that post after complaints that she made comments that s ...
13 years ago
Have we been abused by Uncle Sam’s surveillance?
Are we right to be constantly vigilant, lest our civil liberties be abused by the government? Of course. Have the American people ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia building collapse timeline
Six people died June 5, 2013, when a building being razed in the 2300 block of Market Street collapsed onto the Salvation Army Thrift Sto ...
13 years ago
Soggy, windy Thursday and area won’t dry out soon
A line of strong to severe storms swept through our area today, passing over Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and the Delmarva peninsula ...
13 years ago