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If the GOP must change, it must not be to appease liberals
And so, we are told, we must change. “We” are the GOP or, more generally, the conservatives. We are told that in the wake of ...
14 years ago
Philly SRC approves $300 million bond sale to plug deficit
Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission approved a massive bond sale Wednesday that will generate a $300 million cash infusion to c ...
14 years ago
Philly election board chair dumped, election problems debated
It was a strange post-election day at the Philadelphia City Commission, the elected three-member body that runs elections here. 1. ...
14 years ago
Wilmington’s mayor-elect announces transition team
A day after securing the mayor-elect title for the city of Wilmington, Dennis Williams today announced his six-person transition team, gi ...
14 years ago
Deadline approaches for statewide health insurance exchange plans
Under the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” residents in every state should have an on-line clearinghouse to sh ...
14 years ago
N.J. man gets life for tossing daughter off bridge
A New Jersey man who threw his baby daughter to her death off a Garden State Parkway bridge has been sentenced to life in prison. ...
14 years ago
New Jersey braces for setback from nor’easter
To compound the troubles after Superstorm Sandy, a nor’easter is rumbling through New Jersey’s Shore towns. Just as th ...
14 years ago
Uninspiring GOP candidates drive the party into statewide obscurity
While most Delawareans stayed up past midnight to see President Obama re-elected, local races in Delaware were pretty much decided as the ...
14 years ago
Are voter intimidation and fraud a serious problem in Philadelphia?
Charges of voter fraud and intimidation seem par for the course in any big Philly election. Yesterday our reporters criss crossed t ...
14 years ago
Some Philly coffee drinkers are in for a surprise
On Wednesday afternoon at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia’s Old City, seven large folding tables were crammed with 500 hand-made co ...
14 years ago
In Cape May, the show must go on
In August 2005, Michael Kline and his son packed up their belongings and drove straight through the night from New Orleans to Cape May, N ...
14 years ago
Delaware police arrest eight in “Operation Thunder Clap”
Delaware State Police charge eight members of the Thunderguards Motorcycle Club following a three month investigation that involved more ...
14 years ago
On the heels of Sandy, nor’easter likely to cause more trouble than usual
Still recovering from Superstorm Sandy, Jersey shore communities are now feeling the effects of a nor’easter. Gusts in the 50-mile ...
14 years ago
Police arrest man in connection to indecent assault on SEPTA bus in Germantown
A 53-year old man is facing sexual assault charges in connection to an incident that began on a SEPTA bus late last month. Henry D ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s Democrats secure a mandate victory, Republicans strategize for 2014
A mandate victory for Delaware democrats, specifically among minority voters, sends a wake up call to republicans. Despite t ...
14 years ago