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Rendell faults gas drillers for refusing severance tax
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was the skunk at the garden party as the Marcellus Shale Coalition gathered in Philadelphia. A ...
14 years ago
Philly schools will foot entire $905,000 bill for Ackerman buyout
The School District of Philadelphia has paid former Superintendent Arlene Ackerman a $905,000 separation payment entirely with tax dollar ...
14 years ago
Braving the new world of Facebook
A Philadelphia performance artist is revealing “scientific” discoveries about Facebook and the people who use it. Part ...
14 years ago
N.J. Senate president vows to focus on job creation
The leader of the New Jersey Senate says his priority for the rest of the legislative session is pushing through a package of job-creatio ...
14 years ago
The case for official English in Pennsylvania and the United States.
I’ve always thought it a fluke that the United States has no official language. Why didn’t the founding fathers specify an o ...
14 years ago
N.J. lawmakers host round table on lowering health-care costs
The New Jersey Assembly’s Republican Policy Committee led a round-table discussion at the statehouse Wednesday to examine what can ...
14 years ago
Police: ‘Roxborough Robber’ targets City Ave. bank
The ‘Roxborough Robber’ has struck again, but this time in a slightly new area. Police say at 8 a.m. this morning, a m ...
14 years ago
Greenfest Philly offers giveaways, music, organic food and more
Learn what it means to “go green” at the Clean Air Council’s sixth annual ...
14 years ago
PNC Arts Alive kicks off “Sculpture Saturdays” this weekend on Kelly Drive
Come on down to Kelly Drive today to enjoy a free day of art, live music and technology at PNC Art ...
14 years ago
Red Cross will open Bucks County flood shelter Wednesday night
The Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania will be opening a shelter at William Penn Middle School in Morrisville at 7p.m. for people dis ...
14 years ago
Thoughts on 9-11 from Delaware
The three members of Delaware’s Congressional delegation were asked to reflect on 9-11 and its meaning 10 years later. Senato ...
14 years ago
Hundreds of Parks sculptures donated to Delaware
Nearly 300 works by famed sculptor Charles Parks have been donated to th ...
14 years ago
Threat of new flooding puts N.J. officials on alert
Even as residents in many parts of New Jersey still try to cope with damages in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, there are new concerns ...
14 years ago
Despite past flooding, SEPTA says it didn’t think train cars in Trenton were at risk
The recent floods created by Hurricane Irene seriously damaged about a dozen SEPTA railcars in Trenton. Transit agency officials didnR ...
14 years ago