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Ethics questions unlikely to derail Congressman Andrews re-election
Facing investigations by the Federal Elections Commission and the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ethics over allegatio ...
14 years ago
Anti-blasphemy laws have a history in America
In 2007, George Kalman received notice that he had violated a law against blasphemy. But Kalman wasn’t in Pakistan, Egypt, or any o ...
14 years ago
Philly app-makers want to protect night bikers
A South Philadelphia company wants to employ smartphones for yet a another purpose, as convenient safety lights for urban bicyclists ...
14 years ago
In the Abu-Jamal/Boockvar flap, politicians just can’t tell it straight
What do you do when the counter-spin is almost as weak as the spin? For a couple of weeks now, the National Republican Congression ...
14 years ago
Monitor: N.J. tax system 2nd worst among 50 states
New Jersey no longer has the worst business tax climate among the 50 states. It’s moved up a spot to 49th. ...
14 years ago
Turmoil of war, memories of peace animate work of poet from Baghdad
Dunya Mikhail is generally known as a war poet. The native of Baghdad came of age during the Iran-Iraq war, one of the longest conflicts ...
14 years ago
Meningitis outbreak puts spotlight on compounding pharmacies
A 70-year-old Cumberland County, N.J., man is hospitalized with fungal meningitis after receiving an injection of tainted steroids shippe ...
14 years ago
N.J. gets tough on unemployment insurance fraud
New Jersey is expanding its efforts to combat unemployment insurance fraud. A new program called “Identity Proofing” r ...
14 years ago
PECO to replace smart meters in 100,000 homes
PECO is replacing new “smart” electric meters that overheated, sometimes sparking fires in the region. After three ind ...
14 years ago
Looking beyond the labels to the essence of food
Perhaps more than any time in the past, Americans are aggressively asking where their food comes from and whether it’s been produce ...
14 years ago
Utility benchmarking now law in Philadelphia
A new push for energy efficiency is now law in Philadelphia. The bill amends the Energy Conservation portion of the Philadelphia C ...
14 years ago
Last day to register to vote in Pa., another week in N.J.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, is the final day for Pennsylvania voters to register for the November elections. The much-debated voter ID law is ...
14 years ago
Stuffed animal collection, anti-violence pledge at Domestic Violence Awareness rally
Love Park is the stage for an awful lot of rallies, but few of them feature a bus full of stuffed animals. At the Women Against Ab ...
14 years ago
Presidential race contested in far fewer states than in past
So much for Mitt Romney’s plans to compete for Democratic-trending Michigan or Pennsylvania. And what about President Barack Obama& ...
14 years ago
What are your solutions for speeding in Northwest Philadelphia?
Following two traffic fatalities in NW Philadelphia, NewsWorks rented a radar gun and clocked some alarming speeds along Henry Avenue and ...
14 years ago