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Charges filed against women who stripped in Upper Darby High School parking lot

The women who stripped naked earlier this month in the Upper Darby High School parking lot have been charged. Sara Butler and her ...

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Bill to clarify sheriffs’ rights tabled in Delaware General Assembly

The sponsors of legislation to clarify the powers of Delaware’s three county sheriffs are tabling the legislation because of what t ...

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Urban Promise students visit Deerfield

Students at Wilmington’s Urban Promise School get a hands-on lesson about food during today’s trip to the Deerfield golf club ...

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Historic preservation legal workshop

The legal aspects of preserving Delaware’s history is the focus of a daylong workshop in Dover.  Preservation Delaware a ...

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Atlantic City Airport adds full body scanner

Officials say travelers can expect a quicker security screening at Atlantic City International Airport. The airport on Tuesday sta ...

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Rehoboth boardwalk voted sixth best

Rehoboth boardwalk lands on National Geographic list of top ten boardwalks in the nation.  The Rehoboth boardwalk comes in at ...

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National Interest

The conservative case for Obamacare

What a difference 24 hours can make. On Monday night, media conventional wisdom decreed that the high court will uphold health reform. La ...

13 years ago

Main Line woman wins Pillsbury Bake-Off with pumpkin ravioli

Pumpkin Ravioli with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream is the winning dish of the 2012 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. TV host Martha Stewa ...

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Fatigue, high expectations contribute to depression in adoptive moms

Fatigue, worry, and isolation can lead to post-partum depression — and a new study finds those same factors also contribute to depressi ...

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Philly Parenting

Philly bloggers debate during ‘Tuesday for Trayvon’

We are mothers. We are bloggers. But we are not simply “Mommy Bloggers.” We are urban and suburban. We are black, white, M ...

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St. Bridget community explores new strategies to save the neighborhood school

In the latest installment of their ongoing efforts to keep a neighborhood Catholic school open, St. Bridget School parents, alumni and ot ...

13 years ago

A little getaway within a getaway in Cape May

This weekend, my boyfriend and I ran in the Ocean Drive races, he the marathon, and me the 10 mi ...

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A new look for the former video store and produce market on Midvale Ave.

He calls himself “The Accumulator.” The Super Thrift Bargain Center on Midvale Avenue is the latest addition to an inc ...

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Philly Jazz: A View through the Lens opens this weekend at the Kimmel Center

Kimmel Center jazz photography exhibit to include work by two of NewsWorks’ freelancers. How ...

13 years ago

LGBT rights are important to me because…

“Lesbians, Gay Men, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals in American Law and History” is a newer course at Rutgers-Camden th ...

13 years ago

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