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Why Americans are still fighting the Civil War
Here’s a quick quiz culled from our contemporary culture wars: Who said, “There are two sides to every story, two sides to a ...
13 years ago
What are the top stories of 2011?
WHYY’s Radio Times will interview three journalists on Dec. 29, one each from Del., N ...
13 years ago
39th Police District: Man beaten and robbed by three teenagers after getting off SEPTA bus
December 10, 2011 200 block W. Penn St. – complainant said a drunken man choked her and threatened her with a k ...
13 years ago
Judge sends three Tacony dungeon suspects to trial
A Philadelphia judge has ordered three suspects to stand trial in a case involving four mentally disabled adults who were found locked in ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia in race to boost education numbers
Philadelphia wants to take home a prize of $1 million for getting more residents to finish two or four year degree programs. Phila ...
13 years ago
Chester County writers present a fiction ‘sampler’
As part of our holiday book bag this week, we’re talking about works that focus on the Delaware Valley. This time we head west with ...
13 years ago
Responding to 9/11 survivors’ suit, U.S. judge rules Iran abetted attacks
A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that Iran was complicit in the 9/11 attacks. Among the thousands killed in the terrorist strikes ...
13 years ago
Dumpster divers spend the night waiting for stores’ leftovers
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a Dumpster diver? Maybe not, but you kind of are now, aren’t you? Metropolis ...
13 years ago
Ad links MF Global failure with Obama economic policy
An online political ad attempts to link MF Global’s failure under Jon Corzine’s leadership with the Obama administration̵ ...
13 years ago
14th Police District: IPhone stolen from bus passenger
14th Police District in Philadelphia This list covers Dec 8-14 ************* A woman told police that so ...
13 years ago
New Jersey man gets jail time for Hurrican Katrina scam
A Newark, N.J. man is headed to prison for scamming more then $20,000 in Hurricane Katrina relief funds. David Kollie was convicte ...
13 years ago
To honor fallen officers, police urge a touch of blue in holiday displays
Pennsylvania State Police are asking that a blue light bee added to home holiday displays to honor all officers killed in the line of dut ...
13 years ago
Daily News sports columnist retires, Deadspin says it’s over molestation allegations
Deadspin is reporting longtime Daily News columnist Bill Conlin has resigned from his ...
13 years ago
Orchestra, ‘American Idol’ finalist will perform Sixers National Anthem
Considering the owners are new and a month of the season was lopped off during labor negotiations, the Sixers have an awful lot going on. ...
13 years ago
Corbett signs Pennsylvania Megan’s Law expansion
More than a month after former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges, a new law is ...
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