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Pa. plan for more regulation of abortion clinics has bipartisan support
Pennsylvania legislators are touting bipartisan backing of tighter regulations on clinics that perform abortions. House and Senate ...
14 years ago
A Fumo moment, and the Republicans have a point
It was just a routine scheduling conference, but somehow I find any court proceeding in the case of the United States vs. Vince Fumo in s ...
14 years ago
Pa. Public Welfare offices offer help for hurricane victims
Those who suffered flooding damages from Hurricane Irene can apply for short-term assistance at the Department of Public Welfare’s ...
14 years ago
Board of Ethics fines Greg Paulmier and Verna Tyner
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics has fined two former Eighth District City Council candidates for violating city campaign-finance-law. ...
14 years ago
African-American farmers aim for better food choices
At the farm garden beside Martin Luther King High School in Northwest Philadelphia, yellow flowers on the okra plants are still blooming ...
14 years ago
At Nov. 9 resentencing, Fumo must appear in person
The judge who gave former state Sen. Vince Fumo of Philadelphia 55 months in prison on corruption charges has set Nov. 9 as the day he wi ...
14 years ago
Christie vetoes tax credit for ‘Jersey Shore’
Hit MTV show Jersey Shore will not receive a tax credit from New Jersey. ...
14 years ago
Citizens Bank Park to host hockey’s Winter Classic
Philadelphia will host a unique hockey game to start the new year. The Philadelphia Flyers will face off against the New York Rang ...
14 years ago
‘Rendell school of leverage’ grad vows to push Marcellus Shale rules
The Pennsylvania Senate’s top Republican said he is not above leveraging one issue for another as he pushes Marcellus Shale legisla ...
14 years ago
Legal action taken against new local food blog
Food blog StaphMeal has recently taken a couple jabs at Le Bec-Fin’s Georges Perrier, calling him a racist; and local chef&nb ...
14 years ago
Delaware gets dirty in the fight against leukemia
Thousands of Delawareans get dirty to help raise money for leukemia research as part of the annual Mud Run. Dubbed “Delaware& ...
14 years ago