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Keep taxes low, preserve core services, emphasis on public safety
Despite a $5.1 million budget deficit, New Castle County executive Paul Clark’s FY2013 budget calls for no tax increase, no service ...
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The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear arguments next week on whether the state can increase judges’ health insurance and pension c ...
14 years ago
In a Spring cleaning, home improvement mood these days? Maybe you have some wires, wood, perhaps some tubes or paint left over from your ...
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Accountability and corruptibility
Following up on a nationwide survey of the accountability and corruptibility of all 50 states, John Flaherty, president of the Delaware C ...
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A year ago, Delaware-based JPMorgan Chase made a commitment to hire 100,000 veterans by 2020. The bank has teamed up with 29 other m ...
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The Delaware City refinery has been on line almost a year now. At the time the refinery said it would change the way business is done by ...
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Rob Tornoe joins us for his monthly visit to First, and we are going to keep the theme of corruptibility and accountability going with th ...
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‘The Onion’ ends print edition in Philadelphia, D.C.
Onion, ye hardly knew ye. The satirical newspaper is cutting ties with Philadelphia, ...
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Police have sketch of suspect in Wilmington sex assault
Wilmington Police now have a composite sketch of the suspect accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Kosciuszko Park Thursday night. ...
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Content Delaware profiles a 7 year old organization whose mission is it to use art as a form of therapy. It brings some specia ...
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Paulsboro pigs up for adoption as owner challenges borough code
Anyone need a pig? Paulsboro resident Florence Gruber is putting her 26 pigs up for adoption, but fighting the borough code agains ...
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New president for West Catholic High School
West Catholic High School has found a new president in a familiar face. Brother Richard Kestler, F.S.C., served as principal of th ...
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Activists still not happy with Philadelphia’s gentler outdoor serving rule
Over the objections of those who feed the hungry, the Philadelphia Board of Health adopted a rule that requires those who serve food outd ...
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Payton withdraws from 179th District race after signature challenged
Pa. Rep. Tony Payton, D-Philadelphia, has withdrawn from the 179th District race, leaving just one candidate on the ballot. Payton ...
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