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Philadelphia is a city of fighters, and now is the time to fight
Like Philadelphia, I’ve had problems that I’ve taken too long to address. Like Philadelphia, I’ve faced seemingly insurmountable od ...
14 years ago
Physicist explains what he means by a “boring” universe.
It wasn’t quite clear what physicist Joe Lykken meant earlier this week when he suggested that our universe could be overtaken by e ...
14 years ago
Taxes can be badly done, but they are not theft
Somewhere, Murray Rothbard is smiling. Some of the rest of us are scratching our heads, though. Late last week, the Speaker ...
14 years ago
AP: Military sites in Pa. heavily affected by sequester
The Defense Department says military sites in Pennsylvania would be heavily affected by automatic federal spending cuts. A letter ...
14 years ago
AP: Federal court decides insurer not obliged to cover Sandusky
A federal judge says the insurance carrier for the children’s charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry S ...
14 years ago
Fashion incubator nurtures Philadelphia talent for second year
Philadelphia is not typically seen as a hotbed of high fashion design, but Macy’s Center City has been trying to change that with i ...
14 years ago
Top 7 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what you may have missed in Northwest Philly this week: 1. ...
14 years ago
Top 7 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what you may have missed in Northwest Philly this week: 1. ...
14 years ago
Weekend ideas for kids in Philly Mach 1-3
March? Already? Welcome the new month of March with a celebration at one of Philadelphia’s favorite outdoor spots! G ...
14 years ago
Manayunk Arts Festival Deadline Extended to March 6
The application deadline for the 2013 Manayunk Arts festival has been extended from March 1 to March 6 due toi information that Zapp is h ...
14 years ago
Area airports scan skies for news of sequester
With the impending onset of the federal sequester, airport officials are scanning the horizon for impacts of budget cuts. Federal ...
14 years ago
Sequester cuts to NIH, scientific research would hit Pa. especially hard
Among the cuts set to take effect with the sequester is a 5.1 percent reduction in National Institutes of Health funding. Pennsylv ...
14 years ago
Stretching ‘First Fridays’ out for whole weekend in Old City
The inaugural First Friday Weekend offers a nod to the concurrent opening of the Philadelphia Flower Show with a scavenger hunt for flowe ...
14 years ago
Early Flower Show reactions: Bold, British and mostly ‘brilliant’ [video]
Members of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society were invited to a special preview of the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Convention Cen ...
14 years ago