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Philadelphians join protest against overuse of solitary confinement
A group of Philadelphians joined a movement yesterday that’s spreading across the nation as inmates at California’s Pelican Bay P ...
15 years ago
Traps test for tree-damaging beetles in Montgomery County boroughs
Ash trees in some Montgomery County boroughs are sporting purple boxes. But the brightly colored additions are for testing, not decorativ ...
15 years ago
Campbell’s to increase sodium levels in some of its soups
After reducing the sodium levels in some of its soups to 45 percent last year, Campbell’s has announced it will put some of the sal ...
15 years ago
Michael Vick wants to outlaw bringing kids to animal fights
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick joined the Humane Society of the United States today to push legislation cracking down on an ...
15 years ago
Donald Norcross stepping down as South Jersey AFL-CIO leader
After 16 years at the helm, the president of the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO is stepping down. State Senator Donald Norcross says t ...
15 years ago
Real estate company launches positive Brewerytown blog
Add Brewerytown to the list of neighborhoods that has its own blog. Billed as “your home for local news, events, pictures, a ...
15 years ago
Housing Authority nearer to settling another sexual harassment complaint
The Philadelphia Housing Authority could pay twice what it offered last year to settle a sexual harassment complaint against former Execu ...
15 years ago
Three boaters pulled from Delaware River
Three people who were left clinging to their overturned boat in the Delaware River for 11 hours are okay, after being rescued by a commer ...
15 years ago
Norcross steps down from role as union leader
After 16 years leading the Southern New Jersey AFL-CIO Central Labor Council, State Sen. Donald Norcross will step down from his role. ...
15 years ago
New bus service proposed for West Chester Pike
Efforts in Delaware and Chester counties to improve public transit along West Chester Pike have resulted in the consideration of Bus Rapi ...
15 years ago
Some Philly messages fall short of city’s accomplishments
Philadelphia has a lot of unofficial slogans and a whole lot of Twitter accounts. The city’s got a social media presence for just a ...
15 years ago
It’s 2009. The CIA is desperate for intelligence on senior Al Qaeda leaders, and out of nowhere, a young Jordanian doctor has worke ...
15 years ago
As the full faith and credit of the United States continues to hang in the balance, the reality-averse House Republican ideologues are sl ...
15 years ago
Commodore Barry Bridge closed for repairs
The Commodore Barry Bridge closed for a few hours yesterday after part of the surface buckled in the heat. Though it repoened for a time, ...
15 years ago
10th Street bike lanes will be finished after PennDOT project
Bike commuters can now add 13th Street to their routes, as the designated bike lane is ready for use. But progress has slowed on the lane ...
15 years ago