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Rhyme, reason and much more behind names of Philly streets
When I think of interesting street names, I have to go back to the seed that grew into my book.
My son Peter was an energetic chil
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13 years ago
Vultures terrorize Dover neighborhood
Like a scene out of Hitchcock’s The Birds, residents in Dover’s Fox Run neighborhood say they’re being ov
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13 years ago
Corbett reportedly takes over as Delaware River Port Authority chariman
Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett has taken over as the chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority. He replaces John Estey, a friend to former Gov.
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13 years ago
National implications of the Wisconsin union standoff
Guests Nancy MaClean, historian of labor and public policy at Duke University; and Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the C
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13 years ago
Stories we’re chasing today at WHYY
Good morning, Feeders, and happy Monday! It’s warm, but rainy — can’t have it all. You can; however, enjoy lots of news
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13 years ago
Stories we’re chasing today at WHYY
Good morning, Feeders, and happy Monday! It’s warm, but rainy — can’t have it all. You can; however, enjoy lots of news
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13 years ago
String of robberies in Rehoboth
State police looking for clues after four robberies within a few hours over the weekend.
Three of the robberies were in Rehoboth
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13 years ago
Oscar shows some love to a Delaware film maker.
Wilmington native Luke Matheny won the Academy Award for best short film
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13 years ago
Could sports betting be applied to Nutter’s budget speech?
The It’s Our Money team has big plans to make Mayor Nutter’s address to Council, coming this Thursday, one of the biggest gam
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13 years ago
Clayton middle schoolers compete in regional invention competition
Two students from Clayton Middle School in Gloucester County, N.J., are taking their inventions to Atlantic City next month to compete in
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13 years ago
U.S. secretaries of Labor and Education come to Philadelphia
The U.S. secretaries of Labor and Education will be in Philadelphia today for the first leg of their four-stop regional tour of community
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13 years ago
Eagles owners win best documentary feature Oscar
Catch the Oscars last night? If so, and you’re already awake, we applaud you.
In case you missed it, the Oscar for best docu
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13 years ago
Today is scheduled to be the last day of coverage for more than 40,000 Pennsylvania adults through the state-subsidized health insurance
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13 years ago
Pa. lawmakers consider plastic bag tax
A bill in committee at the Pennsylvania Legislature would place a 2-cent tax on plastic grocery bags handed out at stores.
State S
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13 years ago
SEPTA’s Allen Lane Station awaits spring to complete renovation
Regulars of the High Point Café at the Allen Lane train station have learned to live with the sounds of construction.
There have
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13 years ago