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School choice legislation debated in Philly
School choice is not a question of public vs. private facilities, but a matter of opportunity, the leader of Students First PA told membe ...
14 years ago
Farmers may reap problems after funding cuts to Penn State
The 19 percent cut in state funding to Penn State University means less money for a program that helps farmers throughout Pennsylvania. ...
14 years ago
Pa. panel suggests removing tax cap on oil companies
Among the recommendations handed down by Gov. Tom Corbett’s Transportation Advisory Commission is removing the cap on taxes paid by ...
14 years ago
Plants can’t talk, I realize this. But I still believe they can tell us a lot about themselves, and where they will be happy living ...
14 years ago
Debt debate: the myth of the good old days before big government
As Republicans focus on budget cuts, let’s travel to the 1800s to see what it really looked like before Big Bad Federal Government. ...
14 years ago
What alternatives did Obama have to the debt deal?
I think of myself as a conflict-avoider. So I can sympathize with President Obama’s desire to make a deal on the debt ceiling and ...
14 years ago
Teaching the teachers to lead experience-based lessons
School is out for the summer, and with the kids on vacation, teachers become the students. Nearly 200 young math and science teach ...
14 years ago
Couple guilty of robbery, endangerment charges
A jury has found John Benson and Sheakia Stubbs guilty on all charges for last winter’s South Street jewelry heist. The coup ...
14 years ago
Sens. Toomey, Lautenberg, Menendez oppose debt deal
The long-awaited federal deal to increase the country’s borrowing limit drew “no” votes from several area lawmakers. ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s Carper, Coons, Carney: Debt deal far from perfect
All three members of Delaware’s congressional delegation voted to support a bill signed by President Barack Obama Tuesday that incr ...
14 years ago
Judge sides with PennDOT in court, but issues a scolding
PennDOT won a case today against a Philadelphia woman in appellate court, but not without a scolding from the judge. A lower court ...
14 years ago
I talk to Gollum, the freakish creature from the Lord of the Rings films on today’s Fresh Air. Actually, it’s Andy S ...
14 years ago
Town Watch Night Out is tonight at Gorgas Park
The Roxborough community is sending a message to criminals tonight and the message is this: The neighborhood is organizing and fighting ...
14 years ago
Camden curfew plan could be in for court challenge
Camden City Council is considering a curfew that would shutter businesses from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the week and midnight to 6 a.m. o ...
14 years ago
Growing up bi-racial in a black and white world
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy english teacher Iain Haley Pollack was on Radio Times today t ...
14 years ago