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‘Pirate politics’ a budding U.S. social movement
When voters go to the polls on Nov. 6, they will likely choose between Republican and Democratic candidates, but there’s a nascent ...
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Employers in N.J. may be banned from asking workers for social media passwords
The New Jersey Senate has given final legislative approval to a measure that prevents employers from asking job applicants and employees ...
14 years ago
N.J. high court: Woman with no genetic connection to baby carried by surrogate is not mom
Surrogate birth advocates are disappointed with a New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that a woman who arranges for a surrogate to give birth ...
14 years ago
No immediate relief for parents unhappy with Camden public schools
This week’s NJ Spotlight podcast features John Mooney explaining a judge’s decision to deny a request by parents of three Cam ...
14 years ago
An attack ad that makes you smile
One thing you can say about Democratic Congressional candidate Manan Trivedi: He has a sense of humor. He broke the house up perfo ...
14 years ago
Battling for Senate seat, Casey and Smith meet for debate in Philly
The first and only debate between the two men vying for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat will take place Friday night in Philad ...
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Philly Photo Day returns Friday: One day to take and submit a Philly photo
Get the cameras and smartphones ready. Philly Photo Day returns Friday. Residents, merchants, commuters, tourists — everyone, re ...
14 years ago
Philly behind on voter registration applications, watchdog says
The election watchdog group Committee of Seventy expressed alarm Thursday that more than 20,000 voter registration applications in Philad ...
14 years ago
Coping with parental anxiety in wake of Pasquale murder
The murder of 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale has saddened and shocked her small community of Clayton, New Jersey and has put families around ...
14 years ago
To test preventive approach, Philly AIDS group recruits men at risk of HIV infection
The AIDS organization Philadelphia Fight is recruiting young, HIV-negative gay men of color to a support group where they will be given a ...
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Independence Blue Cross, community groups launch effort to tackle childhood obesity
The Independence Blue Cross Foundation along with community organizations has launched the Healthy Futures Initiative to fight childhood ...
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Talk of rape on the campaign trail adds poison to politics
A few weeks ago, on ABC 6’s Inside Story, I got into a little bit of a tussle with another panelist over the meaning of life. ...
14 years ago
Responding to Kane’s criticism, Corbett again defends handling of Sandusky case
The handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case is still being called into question — most recently by the Democratic candidate ...
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Phila. City Council passes resolution that would help renew Roxborough District’s charter
The Roxborough District, a neighborhood improvement district in Northwest Philadelphia, is now one step closer to having its charter rene ...
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Bullet wounds and a shattered leg can’t keep this college football player off the field
This weekend, the Lincoln University Lions football team will take on Bowie State in their annual homecoming game. For one player, itR ...
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