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Judge says Lewis should be allowed to run for New Jersey Senate
An administrative law judge in New Jersey has recommended that Olympian Carl Lewis be allowed to run for the state Senate. ItR ...
14 years ago
Creating opportunities for adults with autism will take joint effort
The rate of autism diagnosis has risen sharply over the last decade. While the struggle to get services for children with autism is well ...
14 years ago
Puppet show marks first anniversary of BP oil spill
Activists staged a puppet show at a BP gas station on North Broad Street Wednesday on the first anniversary of the explosion of the Deepw ...
14 years ago
Jury delivers split verdict in Castro extortion case
A Philadelphia jury has found former city police inspector Daniel Castro, charged with corruption in a shakedown scheme, guilty of one co ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia-based organization wants to end TSA pat downs on children
A locally based organization is calling on its supporters to reach out to the Obama administration and the Transportation Security Admini ...
14 years ago
Robot throws out first pitch at Phillies game
An unusual celebrity threw out the first pitch at the Phillies game against the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday afternoon. It had the ...
14 years ago
Arguments begin in N.J. school funding
New Jersey’s Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in the schools funding case. David Sciarra with the Education Law Cente ...
14 years ago
New Jersey town boots mayor out of office for lack of residency
Yet another New Jersey politician is on the receiving end of a residency challenge. This one got him booted from office. As Senate ...
14 years ago
New businesses a sign of resurgence in Downtown Wilmington
A performance venue and two new boutiques have people in Wilmington excited about the revitalization of the city’s Downtown area. ...
14 years ago
Mixed result from jury on charges against Castro
A jury has returned with a verdict in the corruption case against former police inspector Daniel Castro. Castro was found guilty a ...
14 years ago
Toomey opens permanent Philadelphia office in Center City
Looks like Pat Toomey plans on sticking around. The Pennsylvania senator has announced the opening of his permanent Philadelphia office. ...
14 years ago
Well, Gretchen the city of Philadelphia is working on making their app available to other municipalities. WHYY’s Tom MacDona ...
14 years ago
Widener student focuses on service in her day as university president
Bonnie Zwissler spent her Tuesday in meetings instead of listening to a lecture. The Widener University senior took on the role of univer ...
14 years ago
Pennsylvania welfare reform bill calls for drug testing
A welfare reform bill introduced by Pa. Sen. Richard Alloway (R – Adams, Franklin, York) would create a drug screening system for t ...
14 years ago
Let the patient beware: Data breach prompts warning
Medical records, birth dates and Social Security numbers of more than 70,000 people were compromised when a computer flash drive was stol ...
14 years ago