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N.J. test asks 3rd graders to reveal a secret
Some New Jersey parents are upset about a standardized test question that asked third-graders to reveal a secret and write about why it w ...
14 years ago
Hearing on high-speed N.J. police escort scrapped
The superintendent of the New Jersey State Police will not answer lawmakers’ questions yet about ...
14 years ago
Council debates proposals to ease sticker shock of Philly’s new property tax bills
Philadelphia City Council will debate several bills Monday aimed at cushioning the blow to low-income taxpayers and those in gentrifying ...
14 years ago
Pension costs a gathering storm for Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget discussions lately have included warnings about Pennsylvania’s rising pension costs. But union repr ...
14 years ago
Delaware considers use of ‘speed cameras’ in school zones
Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the use of automatic speed enforcement cameras in Dover and Wilmington. Motori ...
14 years ago
Fearing a hit to the pocketbook, most N.J. voters oppose online gambling, poll finds
A bill to allow Internet gambling on casino games is making its way through the New Jersey Legislature, but a new poll shows the majority ...
14 years ago
Feeling valued at work important for mental and physical health
So – do you feel like your boss appreciates you and your work? More than one in five working Americans say they do not feel ...
14 years ago
Bill would give Philadelphia companies more of a leg up landing city business
A Philadelphia Councilwoman wants to give city businesses a bigger edge when competing for government work. Councilwoman Blo ...
14 years ago
Citizens Bank sabbatical program gives employees time off for good behavior
We’ve all seen and heard typical bank advertisements. A recent one for Citizens Bank, complete with dramatic, patriot ...
14 years ago
An imagination is a terrible thing to waste
Years ago, during a business meeting in my pre-cartooning days of hiring and firing people for a local pharmacy chain, one of my bosses f ...
14 years ago
Summer boot camp/carnival aims to recruit new block captains for NW Philly
4th District Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. is having a party this summer, and everyone’s invited. As part of an initiative to ...
14 years ago
Construction continues at Bakers Centre site, opening slated for Fall 2013
With large trucks and earth-moving equipment busy, the Bakers Centre shopping plaza is beginning to come to life at the former Tastykake ...
14 years ago
New Friends of J.S. Jenks group formed in wake of recent budget cuts
With threats of cuts to the music and art programs looming at Jenks Elementary School in Chestnut Hill, parents, teachers, administ ...
14 years ago
Breaking up with a tax break is hard to do
A confession: For many years, I got free HBO. It wasn’t stealing, really. We got HBO at no cost for a few months as part o ...
14 years ago