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Which taxes should the city raise to pay for schools?
Shhh! Be very quiet. We’re trying to get a good look at the realty transfer tax – it’s only seen when someone buys or sel
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13 years ago
Summer job programs applications accepted starting today
Applications for summer jobs in the city of Wilmington will be accepted starting tonight.
The city is expected to hire 250 yo
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13 years ago
Dover City Council to discuss budget problems
Delaware’s capital city is facing budget difficulties, and Dover City Council members will discuss a course of action today.
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13 years ago
‘Miracle on the Hudson’ plane passes through en route to North Carolina
Expect to see a strange site around 10 a.m. on the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Around that time, a plane will cross the bridge, wingless an
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13 years ago
University of Delaware seeks funding help from alumni
Patrick Harker had a favor to ask Saturday of University of Delaware alumni. The university president addressed more than 2,000 graduates
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13 years ago
Artist Chuck Connelly keeping it simple in Chestnut Hill
A small Chestnut Hill art gallery is showing the work of one of the more notorious artists of the last 30 years.
Chuck Connelly
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13 years ago
1 stabbed in Pa. during Syria protest
Police in Pennsylvania say a protester was stabbed during a demonstration over unrest in Syria.
Allentown police say a group oppos
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13 years ago
Santorum poised to enter GOP presidential contest
The day has arrived.
Former Sen. R
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13 years ago
27 years of bike race loyalty from Levering Street family
Nearly five decades ago, long before the Philadelphia Bike Race appeared at her front step, Peg Andrews moved into her house on Levering
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13 years ago
Neighborhood leaders see improvements in race day scene
Check out our video of race day below.
Manayunk and Roxborough residents hoping for a tamer bike race crowd
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13 years ago
East Falls bike race tradition keeps it PG
The annual East Falls Bike Race Block Party has a chip on its shoulder and it relates to a close relative on the other side of “The
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13 years ago
Understanding the art of listening
We listen to people talk all day long, but do we really hear what they are saying? Tuning out has become easier and more tempting with mo
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13 years ago
The drug war is like Vietnam: We can’t admit that we’ve lost.
This week the Global Commission on Drug Policy issued its report calling for
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13 years ago
Rasmussen sprints to victory in 2011 cycling classic
Check out our video of race day below.
It was a thrilling end to the nearly six-hour Philadelphia Internati
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13 years ago