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Cultural shift may be part of answer to Pa. ‘skills gap’
A member of Gov. Tom Corbett’s cabinet says filling Pennsylvania’s “skills gap” will require some cultural heavy- ...
14 years ago
Three main concerns for Delaware governor in aftermath of school shooting
As grief-stricken families bury two more children in Connecticut today, Delaware Governor Jack Markell is speaking out about the issues h ...
14 years ago
Women’s health center in Philly could serve as national model for integrated care
It’s “full speed ahead” for the Affordable Care Act and health-care providers are figuring out how to implement the law ...
14 years ago
Report: youngest N.J. kids most likely to die from abuse
An advocacy group has crunched the numbers and says most kids who die from abuse and neglect in New Jersey are 3 or younger. After ...
14 years ago
One billion served at Delaware Memorial Bridge
A driver coming from New Jersey to Delaware became the official face of the one-billionth motorist to cross the bridge. Jeff Wrigh ...
14 years ago
Settlement for student’s fatal fall will help fund scholarships
Proceeds from the $3 million settlement for Matthew Crozier’s fatal fall in a Phliadelphia frat house will help send others to scho ...
14 years ago
A journalist warns: Look beyond knee-jerk media coverage of Newtown killings
A few summers ago I taught at my church’s vacation bible school. I made some great fourth-grade friends that week. Since then ...
14 years ago
Delaware gun shop owners react to Newtown tragedy as state ponders stricter gun laws
Gun shop dealers around Delaware are expressing their sorrow following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. last w ...
14 years ago
Proposed Mt. Airy traffic light concerns nearby neighbors
Neighbors near the intersection of West Mt. Airy Avenue and Emlen Street are concerned that the city’s plans to install a stoplight ...
14 years ago
Fewer in N.J. seek emergency food stamps after Sandy
Fewer people in New Jersey requested and received emergency food stamps in New Jersey after Superstorm Sandy. So far, the state ha ...
14 years ago
Ex-N.J. Sen. Wayne Bryant out of prison
A former New Jersey state senator is home after serving 40 months of a sentence for corruption. Sixty-five-year-old Wayne Bryant r ...
14 years ago
Report offers glimpse of school-aid breakdown – and fight that’s likely to follow
In a likely preview of Gov. Chris Christie’s next state budget for public education – and the debates that will surely follow – his ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia protesters go to Washington to send message on ‘fiscal cliff’
Several hundred people packed onto buses in Philadelphia this morning to join protests in Washington about the “fiscal cliff.” ...
14 years ago
Consultant: Not sure offshore wind farm’s worth cost
It looks like it’s still a no-go for the Fishermen’s Atlantic City Wind Farm. At least that was the conclusion reached by cons ...
14 years ago