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Jerry Brown: Why I am a Philadelphia Republican and not a National Democrat
I am a Philadelphia Republican while my neighbors are National Democrats. Whether their affiliation results from an aggressive advertisin
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14 years ago
Multiple people reported injured in Chester shooting, one dead
Nine people were shot, one person is dead from a shooting at the Minaret Temple in Chester during a birthday party late Friday night, rep
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14 years ago
Breaking through the blue wall of silence
“The bad apples get right back on the job,” said the woman in a community meeting about police misconduct. “Many [people] are afrai
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14 years ago
Election apathy a hard one to figure
In one moment last week, I saw both the gloomy downside and the percolating potential of Philadelphia politics.
In the last month,
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14 years ago
Obama’s plan to reduce oil imports is doomed by immigration and population growth
President Obama, probably in response to Republican criticism of rising gasoline prices, recently
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14 years ago
Curt’s Corner: Aging in a new age
By 2015, The Philadelphia Corporation of Aging estimates, over a third of the population of Philadelphia will be over the age of 55.
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14 years ago
Update on Temple law faculty vote on ABA tenure requirement for accreditation
For those with interest in this issue, the Standards Review Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section on Legal Education
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14 years ago
DEP orders twice monthly testing at public wastewater-treatment centers
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection wants publicly-owned wastewater-treatment facilities to test for radioactive
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14 years ago
‘Wi-fi for energy’ wins Penn invention competition
Two University of Pennsylvania students who designed a wireless energy transmitter took the $5,000 top prize at Friday’s
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14 years ago
Civil union bill heading for Del. House
It appears the only thing standing in the way of a law that would give same-sex couples in Delaware many of the same rights a
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14 years ago
FEMA funds for three suburban Philadelphia fire companies
Three fire companies in Philadelphia suburbs will share a $200,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Sen. Bob Casey ann
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14 years ago
Is “Facebook Depression” real?
Can using the social media website “Facebook” trigger depression in young people? A report in the journal “Pediatrics
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14 years ago
Thousands expected at Eagles stadium for Autism Awareness Month event
All of the 5,000 complimentary tickets reserved for today’s Huddle Up for Autism Event have been snatched up, making for a packed L
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14 years ago