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Lent proves there is life without Facebook
Meat, candy, sweets and alcohol are traditionally the things Christians give up during Lent. In recent years, Facebook and Twitter have m
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13 years ago
Remembering Grete Waitz, 1953-2011
I can’t seem to get Grete Waitz, the Norwegian marathon champion who died last week in Oslo, out of my head. I’m no athlete,
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13 years ago
Trumpeting animal rights: PETA offers orchestra donation
Could a group that wants to protect animals from abuse and slaughter help save a revered Philadelphia institution from financial ruin?
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13 years ago
Hunting for Easter eggs at a historic landmark
“They used to tell us that there was a green lady that lived in this cemetery,” Enid Brown shouts out to her seven, excited c
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13 years ago
Philly school staffer ‘shocked’ by secret meeting
A top deputy of Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman attended a pivotal, closed-door meeting on the future of Martin Luthe
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13 years ago
When I asked Mayor Nutter several times earlier this year if he would put together a slate of City Council members for this year’s
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13 years ago
University of Delaware men’s track team claims it only wants what is fair
The captain of the men’s track team at the University of Delaware says the University should not be replacing his sport with women’s
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13 years ago
SPCA finds dozens of cats in North Philly room
A North Philly landlord tipped off officials when he noticed a rancid smell wafting from a delinquent tenant’s one-room apartment o
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13 years ago
After a day of dyeing eggs with organic materials last weekend, Nicolas Bauer, 9, set out to search for Easter eggs outside. (Bas Slabber
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13 years ago
Mrs. Fixit’s reuse tips when you only have one of two
Mismatched socks will never be in style and every lady knows how frustrating it can be to have only one earring. To relieve some of the
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13 years ago
Salem plant shuts down from wetland grasses
A nuclear reactor at Salem Nuclear Power Plant was shutdown Thursday due to clogs of grass backing up the cooling and safety systems.
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13 years ago
Candidates speak at 12th Ward forum
As a fairly new driver who’s gotten a few tickets, Aliha Walker wanted to hear what the traffic judge candidates had to say at the 12th
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13 years ago
Three reasons why I’m looking forward to the royal wedding on Friday
I’m eagerly anticipating the wedding this Friday of Britain’s young Prince William, heir to the throne, and his lovely colleg
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13 years ago
An organic spin on an Easter tradition
About 20 local children and their parents crammed into Rittenhouse Town’s 18th century bake house off Lincoln Drive last weekend to
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13 years ago
Mission creep in Libya. Why not attack Syria, too, since we’re flush with money?
Anyone else troubled by the U.S. mission creep in Libya? Originally we were just going to help our allies establish a no-fly zone over L
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13 years ago