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New caucus aims for good government reforms in Pa. Legislature
A new reform-minded group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is launching what might be called an experiment in organized optimism. And, already, ...
13 years ago
Review: Betting on the evolution of Bristol’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that over the last nights, Bristol Riverside Theatre’s large-scale production (two doze ...
13 years ago
Allyson Schwartz: Almost the perfect candidate for mayor
In case there were any doubts that U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz is running for governor, her office released a poll this week showing her l ...
13 years ago
NW Philly residents express concern with Wissahickon treetop adventure proposal
Plans for an outdoor recreation course in the Wissahickon Valley met with sizable neighborhood opposition on Wednesday night. At a ...
13 years ago
Elkins Park forum offers civil, thoughtful discussion of health care
Proponents of cooperative discussion are offering up an alternative Thursday night to the bitter bickering often surrounding the health-c ...
13 years ago
The NJ Spotlight Roundtable: Camden Schools and the Future of Urban Education in New Jersey
Camden public schools have found themselves at the center of New Jersey’s debate over how to improve the education offered in the s ...
13 years ago
Delaware Blue Hens hit the road to the Sweet 16 [video]
A few hundred fans turned out to give the Blue Hens a rousing farewell as they boarded the bus this afternoon bound for Connecticut.  ...
13 years ago
Billboards survive Philly neighborhood opposition — for now
Groups opposed to billboards successfully beat back plans to put a 10,000-square-foot electronic sign near the Ben Franklin Bridge. < ...
13 years ago
Women who want to be Catholic priests stage annual demonstration in Philly
Women who want to be Catholic priests held their 33rd annual Holy Thursday protest outside the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul i ...
13 years ago
NJ unemployment rate falls to 9.3 pct for February
TRENTON, N.J. — Preliminary figures show New Jersey’s jobless rate dropped by two-tenths to 9.3 percent in February. The s ...
13 years ago
Same-sex marriage — what’s the hurry?
“With all deliberate speed” are the now infamous words with which the Supreme Court ordered the end of “separate but eq ...
13 years ago
War in Iraq: Reflecting on a decade of misery [photos]
When you see the pain, hear the sorrow, smell the trace of death — you realize it is time to pay attention and learn from what you are ...
13 years ago
Satisfaction with electronic health records ebbs
Some of the excitement about digital health records seems to be waning. A ...
13 years ago
How the Philly accent is changing
OK. So the Philly accent isn’t “fading,” per se. “It’s just changing in a different direction from w ...
13 years ago
South Jersey hospital-nurse standoff stuck in legal limbo
A battle involving the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has delayed resolution of a dispute over a September 2010 vote by nurses at ...
13 years ago