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Will the Boy Scouts join the 21st century?
When I heard that the Boy Scouts of America might lift its national ban against gay people, I couldn’t help but recall the time I l ...
14 years ago
Milton Theater going up for auction
Leaders of a nonprofit group say a shuttered theater in Milton is going on the auction block. The theater in Milton has been closed for y ...
14 years ago
Freedom is the focus of book discussion at Wilm. U
A Pulitzer prize winning author will speak about freedom tonight at Wilmington University. Daniel Biddle will discuss his b ...
14 years ago
Farm summit connects growers to buyers
Farmers meet with buyers at the fifth annual First Rate-First State Summit in Dover.Delaware fruit and vegetable growers will meet with b ...
14 years ago
Split verdict for Philly mob; deadlock over boss
Reputed Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi will seek bail now that a jury has deadlocked on a racketeering char ...
14 years ago
Study: Many NJ teachers wary of new evaluations
A new Rutgers University study finds that school administrators like a new teacher evaluation system more than the teachers do. Th ...
14 years ago
On Monday night, the Wissahickon Neighbors Civic Association approved two plans that will bring additional housing to their neighborhood. ...
14 years ago
Design X fashion show features dresses made of straws, foam and paint samples
Many girls dream of the day they will wear a wedding dress. Most, however, do not dream of that wedding dress being made entirely out of ...
14 years ago
Kenney pledges new legislation to limit contributions
The day after it emerged (in this blog) that Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Green had accepted $30,000 from a single donor in 2012, Ci ...
14 years ago
Dems slam Medicaid decision; GOP cautions Corbett his proposals need bipartisan support
Democrats are blasting Gov. Tom Corbett for deciding against a Medicaid expansion. But Pennsylvania’s GOP lawmakers seem to be rese ...
14 years ago