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Suicide squads face radiation death, and a bad day for Philly cops’ image
Imagine you’re a guy working a shift at a nuclear power plant you know is safe and secure even from earthquakes, then suddenly find ...
14 years ago
Pa. Senate’s appropriations chairman challenges Corbett on cuts to higher ed
The chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate’s Appropriations Committee has drawn a line in the sand when it comes to Gov. Tom Corbett ...
14 years ago
Moore College of Art and Design gets new leader in July
In July, the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia will get a new leader. Longtime president Happy Fernandez will step down, to ...
14 years ago
‘Active’ video games may not spur much activity after all
New research suggests that active video games, such as “Wii Sports” or “Dance Dance Revolution,” don’t actu ...
14 years ago
An expatriate community watches tight election in Senegal
Members of one of Philadelphia’s expatriate communities were waiting anxiously Monday for results of Sunday’s election in the ...
14 years ago
Leukemia drug crisis averted, but shortages will persist
Shortages of drugs — many of them injectable cancer drugs — have spiked in the last few years. Federal officials say t ...
14 years ago
Germantown Friends School youngsters seek a half-ton of pasta (for a good cause)
The 1,000 Pounds of Pasta Challenge has Germantown Friends School students from kindergarten to the 5th grade collecting spaghetti, rigat ...
14 years ago
State Rep. Dwight Evans discusses impact of Corbett budget on Philly
Philadelphia city officials spent part of last week warning about the dire consequences they foresee if Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget p ...
14 years ago
As Pa. budget remains unresolved, PennDOT repairs still pending
The head of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation says budget negotiations have to be a little bit further along before the G ...
14 years ago