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Truth, lies and vote fraud in Philadelphia
We expect politicians to exaggerate. But when they start making stuff up, they have to be called on it. Last Wednesday, Al Schmidt ...
14 years ago
Cost of public education down in N.J.
In an effort to provide “clear and useable data” to New Jersey taxpayers, the state’s Department of Education released the 2012 Tax ...
14 years ago
University of Delaware mourns longtime President Emeritus E. Arthur Trabant
Officials at the University of Delaware announced that former President, Emeritus E. Arthur Trabant had died on Friday, after a brief ill ...
14 years ago
Tri-state police blotter: Overnight shootings, robberies, beatings and chases
Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting of a 10-year-old boy, an armed man killed in Frankford and a 24-year old man killed in ...
14 years ago
Following the tragedy in Colorado, concerns over social media, weapons arise
As more information about Friday morning’s tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado at the screening of Dark Knight Rises, concerns over fal ...
14 years ago
Police seize over $2.5M in marijuana, cash during recent bust
Thanks to the help of a concerned citizen, two men are currently behind bars following simultaneous raids which revealed a high quality g ...
14 years ago
$2.7M Grant to Cooper University Hospital could help ‘bend cost curve’ of medical treatment
Hopes are high at Cooper University Hospital that a $2.7 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation will help Cam ...
14 years ago
Top 6 stories of the week in NW Philly
Here’s a look at what you may have missed this week: 1. ...
14 years ago
Auditioning in Philly, Christian ministry seeks talent — and good character
You may have seen billboards around Philadelphia from Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ, or AMTC, a Georgia-based ministry that helps ...
14 years ago
Pa. will issue IDs just for voting
There’s a new twist to the debate over Pennsylvania’s voter ID law. The state is creating a new identification card, just for ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia movie-goers undeterred by Colorado shooting
With the shooting in a Colorado movie theater claiming at least 12 lives, are people here changing their weekend entertainment plans? It ...
14 years ago
Number of Delaware jobless drops below 30,000
The Delaware unemployment rate dropped another tenth of a percent in June to 6.7%. Delaware’s jobless numbers are always co ...
14 years ago
Acting mayor takes Trenton helm amid FBI probe
The recently appointed business administrator of New Jersey’s capital city has taken the helm at Trenton City Hall amid an FBI in ...
14 years ago
A new approach to dispensing health care may be coming to Camden
Last year, New Jersey adopted legislation that lets approved nonprofit groups test a new way to care for Medicaid patients. State ...
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