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N.J. moves to keep tabs on surveillance operations in the state
A New Jersey Assembly committee has advanced a measure requiring police from other states to provide notice before conducting surveillanc ...
14 years ago
Continuing the Specter legacy at Philadelphia University
With public and private remembrances of former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter well underway, attention is now turning to what will become of ...
14 years ago
Priest placed on leave in 2011 found suitable for ministry
A Philadelphia priest placed on leave in February 2011 has been found suitable for ministry. Rev. Joseph DiGregorio was one of nea ...
14 years ago
Councilwoman Bass ‘saddened’ by death of Arlen Specter
While her eighth councilmanic district does not extent to East Falls, the Northwest Philadelphia neighborhood that the late U.S. Sen. Arl ...
14 years ago
Should the minimum wage in New Jersey be raised to $8.25?
When I started working in 1979 washing dishes minimum wage was $2.90 an h ...
14 years ago
Avoiding a past that’s been overcome
“They’re trying to ruin paradise.” That’s what a neighbor told me on Sunday, a day on which he says he hea ...
14 years ago
Revenue from gas-drilling impact fees on its way to all corners of Pa.
In the next 10 days, municipalities and counties across Pennsylvania are slated to receive their cut of the roughly $204 million of impac ...
14 years ago
Wilmington workers could get one time bonus
Wilmington Mayor James Baker wants City Council to approve the $2 million payments that would come from the city’s unassigned fund. ...
14 years ago
Over the years I’ve drawn Arlen Specter more than a few times. Political cartooning is a critical medium, so most of the draw ...
14 years ago
In class-action suit, Camden parents want kids transferred to better schools
The parents of three Camden public school students have filed a class-action lawsuit seeking to have their children transferred to better ...
14 years ago
Early in the history of Wilmington, two-thirds of the city was owned by the Old Swedes Church. Now when you visit the main grounds ...
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First Person talks to Senator Tom Carper. The Senator lays out his case on why he’d like to serve a 3rd term for Delawareans ...
14 years ago
State of Play touches on the run for Lt. Governor that was the topic of our First Look. Our group also handicaps Republican chances ...
14 years ago
The job of Lieutenant Governor in Delaware is a part time job. It’s getting more attention than usual this election year because the Re ...
14 years ago
Best Practices: Candidates for Governor
Our Best Practices segment is next. It’s the ability to give the Republican and Democratic candidates for Governor a chance to answer a ...
14 years ago