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Delaware school board decides to revoke Pencader’s charter
After months of review, the State Board of Education, under Education Secretary Mark Murphy’s recommendation, voted to revoke the chart ...
14 years ago
Philly area filmmaker in running for Oscar with short on Afghan sport
Taking part in the Academy Awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles will be a native son of the Philadelphia region, nominated for his short ...
14 years ago
Rosetta Tharpe bridged sacred and secular music with a wicked guitar
It took a long time in American music history to recognize the impact Sister Rosetta Tharpe had on rock ‘n’ roll and gospel. ...
14 years ago
Coalition presses N.J. to be first state to label genetically engineered food
A coalition of consumer and environmental groups is urging New Jersey to become the first state to require the labeling of genetically en ...
14 years ago
Toomey says sequester won’t be that bad
Congress designed the “sequester” — the set of across-the-board budget cuts set to take effect in March — to be s ...
14 years ago
Search for remains begins ahead of schedule at Germantown Potter’s Field site [Updated]
Several newly dug holes peppered the property around the Queen Lane Apartments this week as archaeologists began examining several locati ...
14 years ago
Citizens Bank Park to become more friendly to those with autism
Just in time for baseball season, efforts are under way to better accommodate people with autism at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Pa ...
14 years ago
N.J. Assembly approves 22 gun-control bills
The New Jersey Assembly has approved a 22-bill package of gun-control measures. The measures reduce the maximum capacity of gun ma ...
14 years ago
Are the Republicans as aware of how dangerous the position they’re putting themselves in is, as I’ve imagined in this d ...
14 years ago