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Philadelphia Fire Department Battalion Chief Asa Grimes talks about his job
Few occupations are as iconic as a firefighter. Ask any five-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, and chances are, R ...
13 years ago
ListenCorbett enlists help to get his legislative agenda moving
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has called on an audience outside of Harrisburg to promote the major issues on his legislative agenda. ...
13 years ago
Dissension arises among Germantown neighbors at Potter’s Field meeting
If all went according to the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s plan to replace the Queen Lane Apartments, residents could have been ...
13 years ago
For whom do I cry? Prose from juror No. 3
I cry for the jury. I am the jury. We are husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, bankers, lawyers and teachers. We ...
13 years ago
Review: “Lysistrata,” still protesting
The women of ancient Athens are feeling repressed. They have equal rights, they even have the vote, but now the all-male Senate is trying ...
13 years ago
Judges, lawyers say poor still lack sorely needed legal aid
Clients, attorneys and judges said Thursday that most low-income people don’t get the legal help they desperately need in civil cas ...
13 years ago
GOP candidates for Philly offices hope to promote discourse
Running a Republican campaign in Philadelphia is always an uphill battle. The city’s voter registration numbers don’t just le ...
13 years ago
At 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit, 30 mayors — and more — talk tech
Using technology to make cities better. That’s the theme of the 2013 Mayors’ Innovation Summit. It’s t ...
13 years ago
Do we have the leaders to solve the Philly school funding mess?
It’s beginning to dawn on more of us that Philadelphia’s school system could truly suffer a meltdown in the coming months ...
13 years ago
Delaware Blue Hens will take on Elon Phoenix in 2014
The University of Delaware Blue Hens will take on the Elon Phoenix beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. The Colonial Athletic ...
13 years ago
Corbett responds to criticism of Latino comments
Gov. Tom Corbett is doing a bit of damage control in light of a comment he made last week that has sent Democrats into a frenzy over what ...
13 years ago
In quest to fund Philly DA’s office, don’t cut programs that work
The Philadelphia district attorney has been criticized for its spending, yet Seth Williams himself has testified that his office was ...
13 years ago
Environmentalists encourage N.J. lawmakers to try again on banning fracking waste
Environmental groups are urging New Jersey lawmakers to try overriding Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a fracking waste ban before th ...
13 years ago
Controversial N.J. charter school bill would require local voter approval
This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. As the New Jersey State Legislature stumb ...
13 years ago
In second day of protest, Philly union workers seek City Council’s help on contract
More than 100 Philadelphia labor union members and supporters came to City Council to ask for help getting a new contract with the city.< ...
13 years ago