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GOP candidates spar over what’s needed to be Pa. auditor general
The Republican candidates for Pennsylvania auditor general have sparked a debate about what’s actually necessary to be the state ...
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Philly Tech Week promises ‘more events, more attendance, more impact’
The second annual Philly Tech Week kicks off this week under the auspices of Philadelphia technology news blog Technically Philly. We get ...
14 years ago
Groundbreaking at old Edison High School set for next month
Two local developers plan to break ground at the old Edison High School site next month. Mosaic Development Partners and Orens Bro ...
14 years ago
Politicians use campaign funds for everything from criminal lawyers to donuts
If you have a big pile of money around that gets spent at your discretion, it’s hard not to think of it as your own. I’ ...
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Federal housing plan aims to help those struggling with ‘underwater’ loans
South Jersey Congressman Rob Andrews says the Federal Housing Finance Agency is implementing pieces of a bipartisan plan he helped propos ...
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Monsignor: Abuse investigation fell through the cracks
A Philadelphia priest described by prosecutors as a serial predator was never investigated after a seminarian’s lurid 1992 complai ...
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When several state House and Senate lawmakers wore hoodies outside the Capitol in early April to express outrage about the Trayvon Martin ...
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Mt. Airy deli manager unnerved by armed robbery
John Hobbs was still a bit shaken Wednesday evening as he stood behind the counter inside Lincoln Drive Deli in Mt. Airy. While wo ...
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Finding the right path to support Uganda’s ‘invisible children’
The Germantown Friends School’s student-run Human Rights Group planned a fundraiser for Invisible Children. After “KONY 2012& ...
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Hazmat crews arrive at South Philadelphia recycling center blaze
A fire broke out late this morning at the transfer and recycling center in South Philadelphia beneath the Walt Whitman Bridge. < ...
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Food bank plans to feed and educate Delawareans
The Food Bank of Delaware has taken another to step to help the community by extending one service that will not only cater to your appet ...
14 years ago
Romney visit to Delaware still not sitting well with GOP leaders
As Delaware’s presidential primary approaches, there are still some hard feelings about the way Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney ...
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Chester students learn portion control with giant bar of candy
Teaching kids portion control by showing them a giant bar of candy sounds counter-intuitive. But the students at Columbus Elementa ...
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City Council cites ‘tough realities’ ahead at Kroc Center budget hearing
A crowd of nearly 100 Northwest Philadelphia residents got the rare chance to address members of Philadelphia City Council in their own n ...
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Germantown music store helps those without computers to burn their soundtracks
Halfway down the 5800 block of Greene St., a three-foot-tall speaker blasting Rihanna’s “We Found Love” drowns out the ...
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