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Karl Gamble: The barber who wants to be a state representative
It’s just after 1 p.m. when Karl Gamble eases his brother’s beige Cadillac into the parking lot of the Awbury Recreation Cent ...
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Why technology needs government
On May 10, 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant welcomed over 180,000 visitors to the opening day ceremonies of Philadelphia’s Centenni ...
14 years ago
Questions over Philadelphia DHS handling of child who starved to death
The starvation death of a 6-year-old in Philadelphia is under review. An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer is bringing up many questi ...
14 years ago
Constitution Center matches voters with ideal candidates
Visiting from Michigan, Miranda Grimley said Tuesday that she’s a Barack Obama supporter. That’s why she was surprised by wha ...
14 years ago
In sweeping restructuring of Philly schools, SRC plans to close 40 next year
Facing a worsening budget crisis, Philadelphia School District officials announced Tuesday a sweeping plan that would dramatically reshap ...
14 years ago
NBC10 weather forecast: Expect temperatures in the low 60s through Monday
We’ll switch off all week between sun and clouds, and temperatures aren’t expected to get past 65 through at least Monday. An ...
14 years ago
Living with dementia’s costs, financial and otherwise
The World Health Organization estimates that the number of people living with dementia world wide will triple by 2050. Those numbers affe ...
14 years ago
Interim Rowan president says he’s prepared to stay on until presidential search is complete
Following a resolution from Rowan University Senate President Eric Milou calling on the university to halt its presidential search, inter ...
14 years ago
Election day in Pa: struggling in quiet desperation
UPDATED AT 5:30 P.M. It’s a particularly quiet primary election, but there are careers on the line in Pennsylvania, as candi ...
14 years ago
My son just got married. You have a problem with that?
The mother of one of my son’s friends recently asked what my son was up to these days. Her daughter and my son were in the same hig ...
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Philadelphia Orchestra reaches agreement with musicians’ pension fund
The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced an agreement with the American Federation of Musicians and Employers’ Pension Fund, resolving ...
14 years ago
Divine Lorraine windows sealed with concrete blocks
The Divine Lorraine Hotel has been sealed. The majestic, crumbling building on North Broad Street is still vacant and in disrepair ...
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Child poverty growing 14 percent in New Jersey
The latest “Kids Count” report shows more children in New Jersey are living in families that are struggling to make ends meet ...
14 years ago
30 laid off as part of Crozer-Keystone’s cutbacks
The layoffs at Crozer-Keystone Health System have begun. After announcing plans earlier this month to lay off 325 workers, the com ...
14 years ago
As spring marches onwards, now is when gardeners look at empty pots and planters and think about what to put inside them. Container plant ...
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