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Activists, Comcast tangle over accessiblity of low-income program
Saying Comcast isn’t fully delivering on an FCC mandate to connect low-income schoolchildren with the World Wide Web, an activist g ...
14 years ago
Amy Kunkle 1/25/12 6:20 p.m. email to customers
ALL FOR FOOD FOR ALL Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:20 PM Greetings! I am so excited to inform you that Food F ...
14 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court court tosses redistricting plan for General Assembly
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has thrown out a redistricting plan for the state’s House and Senate districts, casting many of this yea ...
14 years ago
Customers bail out Philadelphia business overwhelmed by Groupon deal
A Philadelphia business on the verge of closing after it lost $10,000 from a Groupon has been saved by its customers. “Our busin ...
14 years ago
Philly parents told kids won’t go to foster care for being overweight
Over the summer, an opinion piece in a medical journal suggested that severely obese children should be put in foster care to help them l ...
14 years ago
Rendell joins opposition to asset test for food stamps
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and a group of State House Democrats say putting food stamp recipients through an asset test would be ...
14 years ago
Delaware lawmakers propose easier access for cancer treatment drugs
Advocates for cancer patients in Delaware are hoping lawmakers will take action to address a wide disparity in the costs of life-saving t ...
14 years ago
Pa. Senate approves law requiring more space for passing bikes
Nothing like the feel of a car’s exhaust as it brushes past your bicycle. It’s a feeling most cyclists would like to a ...
14 years ago
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs takes shape in Pa.
A former chief of the legislation unit at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office will head Pennsylvania’s newest cabinet ...
14 years ago