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Fishtown native explains ‘planking’ fad
Generally, people want to see their faces in photos. Randi Sether, a Fishtown resident, prefers lying face down on the ground after askin ...
14 years ago
Kilplinger rates Philly among top 10 cities for college grads
Philadelphia is one of the top 10 cities in the United States for college graduates, according to Kiplinger.com. Kiplinger compile ...
14 years ago
Two Delaware men arrested for robbing Dover cabbies
Delaware taxi drivers are likely breathing sighs of relief, following Tuesday’s arrests of two men charged with robbing two cabbies ...
14 years ago
Close primary races still up in the air
There’s no end in close sight for the 2nd Councilmanic, Republican mayoral and City Commissioner races. While other Philadelphia ca ...
14 years ago
Opportunities expand in Delaware for homebuyers and investors
In the early stages of what some call an economic recovery, would-be homeowners and investors in Delaware have several opportunities to g ...
14 years ago
YouthBuild Charter School wins big in competition
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School won $250,000 from the Chase Community Giving challenge, which allows people to vote for their favo ...
14 years ago
Wilmington City Council didn’t like Mayor James Baker’s alternate budget proposal, so council members came up with their own ...
14 years ago
Toomey calls for spending reforms to prevent an increasing debt limit
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey today addressed the American Enterprise Institute on the debt limit and presented his proposals for preventing an in ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia nuns take on fast food giant McDonald’s
Childhood obesity? The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia are on it. The Philadelphia-based order, which owns some McDonald’ ...
14 years ago
Monday, Wednesday, Friday mail delivery is enough. Postal service must shrink.
The U.S. Postal Service is probably the government agency which has been most adversely affected by the internet revolution. The high vo ...
14 years ago
Silent bike ride to raise awareness
A silent bike ride near Newark tonight aims to raise awareness of those who’ve been killed in bicycle accidents, and encourage driv ...
14 years ago
William Paterson graduates protest Lt. Gov. Guadagno at commencement
Dozens of graduates of William Paterson University protested the presence of their commencement speaker, N.J. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, toda ...
14 years ago
Federal Appeals Court upholds license renewal for Oyster Creek
A Federal Appeals court has upheld a decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew Oyster Creek’s nuclear power plant oper ...
14 years ago
Dissatisfied Daniel Boone student runs for school board
Seventeen-year-old Connor Kurtz, just a junior in high school, has been elected to the Daniel Boone Area School Board. Kurtz noticed the ...
14 years ago
When I predicted a scant nine days ago that Newt Gingrich’s presidential bid would be “the most entertaining crash-and-burn o ...
14 years ago