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Vintage baseball team plays ball like it’s 1864
Imagine playing baseball in a 100-percent wool uniform in the blistering summer heat. Add to that some 1864 season rules of the National ...
14 years ago
Forecast for Mt. Airy USA’s Friday night movie looks good
It appears that Mt. Airy USA’s scheduled outdoor Friday night movie “The Sandlot” will have good weather. The forecast ...
14 years ago
Controversy over military record dogs Council candidate
A controversy over Philadelphia City Council candidate David Oh’s military record may cost him political support. John McNes ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia School Reform Commission meeting: wild ride
Former Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman is gone, but the controversy surrounding her departure is not. Case in point:W ...
14 years ago
Voter ID debate touches on fraud vs. voter protections
Pennsylvania is poised to join an increasing list of Republican-ruled states that are enacting laws requiring voters to produce a state-i ...
14 years ago
Ackerman talks, says her refusal to back pols was a ‘career decision’
When prominent people want to get their point of view out on a public controversy, smart ones will often grant an interview to someone t ...
14 years ago
Pa. bill would make teacher strikes illegal
A controversial bill in Pennsylvania would make it illegal for public school teachers to go on strike. State lawmakers will host a public ...
14 years ago
Zoo’s first Jaguar cub in 30 years revealed to public
The Philadelphia Zoo unveiled to the public the newest member of its family today, a 10-week-old jaguar named Lucha. He is the fir ...
14 years ago
Former Philly officer pleads guilty to steroids crime
A former Philadelphia police officer has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids, ...
14 years ago