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Gay couples file suit against Pennsylvania over same-sex marriage ban
That didn’t take long. The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on behalf of twenty-one Pennsylvanians, challe ...
13 years ago
ACLU lawsuit challenges Pa.’s gay marriage ban
The American Civil Liberties Union said it will file the first known legal challenge Tuesday seeking to overturn a state law effectively ...
13 years ago
New anti-Hillary spin: She’s too old
In politics, summer is traditionally known as the silly season. And nothing right now is sillier — and more hilarious — tha ...
13 years ago
Letter: South Philly’s Energy Efficient Buildings Hub deserves more time to prove its value
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s plans to shut down South Philly’s federally funded Energy Efficient Buildings Hub ...
13 years ago
Lovett library program guarantees kids won’t go hungry during summer break
For most children in Philadelphia, summer means the ends of tests, homework and studying. For thousands of children from low-income famil ...
13 years ago
Why some Philly patients prefer the ER
Improved hospital services and a faltering primary care system may have some Philadelphia residents choosing to go to the emergency room ...
13 years ago
Teaching kids healthy habits at North Light summer camp
At Manayunk’s North Light Community Center, Childcare Programs Director John Jacobs and his summer campers are redefining an Americ ...
13 years ago
Is 13-year-old James ‘Too Sharp’ Barnett the city’s next boxing legend? [video]
Up two narrow staircases inside East Germantown’s Masjid Muhammad religious center, renowned boxing trainer Derek “Bozy” ...
13 years ago
FBI: Alleged serial bank robber strikes again
He’s at it again. Local and federal law-enforcement investigators said Monday that they suspect a halfway-house escapee who ...
13 years ago