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Residents of Germantown’s West Winona Street fight crime, talk about the block’s history
At first glance, the rowhomes of the 400 block of W. Winona St. resemble many other tree-lined streets in Germantown. But the block’ ...
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Failed attempt at Pennsylvania charter school reform leaves collateral damage
When Pennsylvania House Republicans were unable to muster the necessary votes Wednesday night to pass a controversial package of charter ...
14 years ago
Property tax overhaul closer to reality in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania’s legislature has approved a bill that would help Philadelphia use current market values for calculating property taxe ...
14 years ago
Trial of Northwest Philly deacon accused of child rape delayed until February
The trial of former West Oak Lane church deacon Courtney Wilson has been postponed until Feb. 11. The trial was scheduled to begin ...
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Philadelphia area families react to the second presidential debate
Some of the families profiled in the NewsWorks series The Stakes followed up with WHYY after watching the presidential debate on Tuesday ...
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Delaware attorney writes book on priest abuse cases
After eight years and more than 100 clients who accused the Catholic church of sexual abuse, Tom Neuberger has written a book about his c ...
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After-school program experiments with making science fun in West Oak Lane
On Wednesday afternoon, more than 40 middle-school scientists worked to identify a mystery mineral at the Philadelphia Center for Art and ...
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Study looks at kids’ antibiotic use, Constitution Center opens new exhibit
Good morning, Feeders! Tom MacDonald is back in City Council chambers for this week’s hearing and will keep us posted about ...
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A reporter’s battle with North Philadelphia contractor continues
Over the weekend I shared my colleague Elizabeth Fiedler’s firsthand account of frustrat ...
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National Girl Scout leader speaks at Wilmington Rotary
National Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chávez is in Wilmington as part of the groups celebration of the Girl Scout’s 100th anniversar ...
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Conference on how traumatized people get caught up in the criminal justice system enters second day. The Making a Differenc ...
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Mitt Romney and his binders full of women
Mitt Romney’s inelegantly daft boast, about how he supposedly ordered his male aides to give him “binders full of women,̶ ...
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