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Split verdict on changing system for selecting Pa. appellate court judges
Legal observers are split on the idea of changing the way Pennsylvania’s appellate court judges are chosen. Reformers are ca ...
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Philly paleontologist names new fish from fertile Canadian fossil field
Philadelphia paleontologist Ted Daeschler is best known for his research team’s discovery of the Tiktaalik roseae in 2004. ...
14 years ago
Discussing the art of storytelling with award-winning author George Saunders
Thursday’s guest speaker at the St. James School offered a very unusual scenario for a large, mixed audience of 5th and 6th graders ...
14 years ago
Planet Fitness will soon open a Germantown location
A Planet Fitness location will soon open in the former Save-A-Lot location at a strip mall near Wayne and Chelten avenues in Germantown.< ...
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N.J. man lobbies for privacy rule changes after son’s overdose
A father from Voorhees, N.J., is pushing for changes to the patient privacy rules known as HIPA ...
14 years ago
Frontier to shut down at Mercer for runway maintenance
EWING, N.J. — Frontier Airlines will suspend all flights at Trenton-Mercer Airport this fall while runway work is completed. The ...
14 years ago
GreatPhillySchools releases list of top NW Philadelphia schools
Northwest Philadelphia parents now have another resource they can use to help them decide the best school for their kids. ...
14 years ago
Name change in store for Philly steak shop
A well-known Philadelphia steak shop will be getting a new and less controversial moniker. The restaurant heretofore known as Chink’ ...
14 years ago
Pa. Convention Center could wind up in private hands by summer
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is testing the waters to see whether a private management firm might run the facility better and more ...
14 years ago
Delaware man arrested for stealing $37K worth of Phillies tix
A Newark man is accused of stealing more than $37,000 worth Philadelphia Phillies tickets and parking passes reserved for Delaware newspa ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia economy doing better
Philadelphia’s controller says the city’s economy continues to show slow improvement. The job count for February was u ...
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La Salle hoops fans reflect on the highs and lows of NCAA tournament run
Some La Salle basketball fans made their way to Los Angeles for the Explorers’ NCAA tournament matchup against the Wichita State Sh ...
14 years ago
Where experts disagree: A civil discussion about health care in America
A couple of weeks ago, WHYY’s Chris Satullo asked, “Can we talk about health care without killing each other?” He set o ...
14 years ago
Citywide spring cleanup includes Northwest sites, seeks volunteers
NewsWorks Local Hero nominee Ray Gant is at it again. This time, he is recruiting for the ...
14 years ago
Delaware women’s team claims historic spot
LaSalle is out, and Temple’s been eliminated. But there’s still one school in the region that’s still alive in Ma ...
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