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Philadelphia teachers anxiously await word on their jobs
The next week will be a tense one for many teachers across Philadelphia as they wait to find out if they’ll be back in the classroo ...
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Casey, Toomey stick up for Pa. power plant that irritates Jersey
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators are speaking out on behalf of a Lehigh Valley power plant, which has been ordered by the federal E ...
14 years ago
Trial begins for former Delaware pediatrician, teachers talk full-day kindergarten
Coming up at 6 p.m. on NewsWorks Tonight, we’ll talk to reporter Mark Fowser in Delaware about the latest on the trial for Earl Bra ...
14 years ago
Christie scales back N.J. energy goals
Gov. Chris Christie is outlining some changes to New Jersey’s energy master plan. They include lowering the goal for the amount of ...
14 years ago
Pa. teachers union supports test scores as part of evaluation
It’s a first for Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union. The Pennsylvania State Education Association says it now supports us ...
14 years ago
Bucks County State Representative charged with DUI
Pa. State Rep. John Galloway, D-Bucks County, was arrested in Harrisburg about 2 a.m. today on DUI charges. ...
14 years ago
Langford files to run for New Jersey Senate
Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford has decided to run for New Jersey Senate, after mulling last week whether to jump into the race as a ...
14 years ago
As deadline looms, Pa. House advances unemployment cuts
Pennsylvania House Republicans are scaling back their unemployment-compensation reform ambitions. A few weeks after failing to pas ...
14 years ago
AstraZeneca settles Philly-area sex discrimination suit
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $250,000 to female employees based at its Wayne, Pa., offices to settle a sex-discri ...
14 years ago
Newly suspended priest spent two years in Philadelphia
Abuse allegations against priests continue to come to light, and though the latest involves a priest who most recently worked in Scranton ...
14 years ago
Imagine a time when movies had no sound. The 1920’s were the silent movie era. One of the ways you were put in the moo ...
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Fashion show brings Center City banners to street level
It takes a dedicated model to strut around in a repurposed banner, and a determined designer to turn make clothes out of the tough materi ...
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Exceptional Care for Children is a non-profit and is one of only 35 super-skilled children’s nursing facilities in the U.S. and Canada. ...
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When Osama Bin Laden was tracked down and killed last month it was a credit to intelligence gathering. 21st century intelligence no ...
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Most education experts say the more one-on-one time students get in the classroom, the better they will learn. The Capital School D ...
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