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For Pulitzer fiction finalists, nothing is good enough?
Among the three finalists for this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, not one of them was chosen as a winner. What’s up with ...
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N.J. towns press for more of $1 billion state-collected energy tax
Municipal officials in New Jersey say the state is not giving them their fair share of money from an energy tax. The state collect ...
14 years ago
27 arrested in child porn sting as N.J. police investigation goes high tech
New Jersey State Police are going high-tech to crack down on child pornography. A sting dubbed “Operation Watchdog” has ...
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Since 2010, Christie has OK’d $1.57 billion in N.J. tax breaks for business
As Americans forked over their taxes Tuesday, some companies in New Jersey may be paying a little less. Gov. Chris Christie has approved ...
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Grand jury probes Philly warehouse blaze that killed two firefighters
A Philadelphia grand jury has started an investigation into whether charges should be brought following a deadly warehouse fire in the Ke ...
14 years ago
A clash of gardening cultures in South Philadelphia
Most of the lots on the South Philly block of Mercy Street between 5th and 6th are vacant. For decades, 17 gaping spaces have been filled ...
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Ocean Spray breaks ground on Pa. bottling plant
Ocean Spray has broken ground on a new bottling plant outside Allentown. The company is spending $110 million to relocate a juice ...
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19 high-performing Philly schools to expand
The Philadelphia School District will add 2,272 seats across 19 high-performing traditional public schools beginning next September, offi ...
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In last week of Pa. attorney general race, Murphy launches negative ad at Kane
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters head to the polls for the primary election. Democrats will decide between two candidates for state attorn ...
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Philly native wins Pulitzer, but her plays are a stranger to local stages
Philadelphia stories play central roles in two Pulitzer Prize winners. The Inquirer won for its series on school violence ...
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Pa. State Representative Rohrer sets sight on U.S. Senate
In the lead up to Pennsylvania’s April 24 primary, we’ll be featuring interviews with some of the leading Republicans competi ...
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Volunteers prepare to help Pa. voters unsure about new ID law
Some law professionals who plan to volunteer to keep the polls running smoothly during next week’s primary election gathered in Cen ...
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Republican Senate candidates duke it out for one more week
The video above is cleverly-done attack video whacking Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith for his having participated in ...
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Fire forces evacuation at Delaware school
The fire broke out just after 12:30 Tuesday afternoon at the Wilmington Friends School. All students made it out of the building sa ...
14 years ago
Philadelphians invited to submit ideas for ‘Philly 101’ video series
What do you love about Philadelphia that you think everyone else should get to experience? A certain neighborhood park, an under-v ...
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