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Campaign finance reform inches forward; Babette Josephs nearly gets tossed from committee meeting
I’ve spent the day in Harrisburg following a baby step forward in campaign finance regulation in Pennsylvania. It’s a measure ...
13 years ago
Saving for retirement after a financial crisis
This is part of a series on aging in the Delaware Valley called “Gray Matters: New Tools for Growing Older” from the WHY ...
13 years ago
Delaware continues fight to reduce cancer through screenings
Delaware leaders support good health screenings in the community despite residents’ economic status. They want to make sure e ...
13 years ago
Relative says suspect held for A.C. tourist stabbings is schizophrenic
Bail is set at $2 million for the woman accused of stabbing two Canadian tourists to death in broad daylight in Atlantic City days befo ...
13 years ago
Faith community asked to help Delaware foster kids
Delaware church leaders will soon be encouraging their congregations to consider opening their homes to foster children in need. T ...
13 years ago
Union calls for resignation of Philly officials over firefighter deaths
Philadelphia Firefighters Union leaders say Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers and other officials are at least partially at fault in the deat ...
13 years ago
Colwyn cop held for trial for alleged use of stun gun on teen
There will be a trial in the case of a Delaware County police office who admitted to tasering a teenager in custody. Cpl. Trevor P ...
13 years ago
14th Police District: Where fights involve real swords
This list covers May 4 – May 10, 2012. May 4, 2012 1900 block 73rd Ave. – Complainant said an unknown ...
13 years ago
Time to hear from the defense in Philadelphia priest trial
Defense lawyers in the Philadelphia priest-abuse trial began their turn today. After weeks of court proceedings – including e ...
13 years ago
Financial services company returns to Delaware
After closing its Hockessin office 12 years ago, Northwestern Mutual is back in Delaware with a new office in North Wilmington. Lo ...
13 years ago
16 jobs to be cut when Princetons merge next year
When Princeton Borough and Princeton Township merge in January, at least 16 municipal jobs will be cut. Based on recommendations b ...
13 years ago
18 acts announced for Philly’s Made in America concert series
Pearl Jam, Skrillex, Miike Snow, Afrojack, Calvin Harris, Odd Future and D’Angelo are among the more than 20 acts ...
13 years ago
To paraphrase Shakespeare, I have come to bury Americans Elect, not to praise it.If you hadn’t heard about Americans Elect, donR ...
13 years ago
Foreclosures rise in Pa. after robo-signing settlement
Greater Philadelphia-area foreclosures have soared in the first quarter. The number of homes caught up in the process in the region were ...
13 years ago
Debating the Ravi sentence: Does the penalty fit the crime?
Monday’s sentencing of former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi was a hot topic of conversation. Was the punishment too light? ...
13 years ago