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GOP budget plan restores some Pa. education funds — at a cost
Pennsylvania House Republicans’ budget plan restores some of Gov. Tom Corbett’s cuts to higher education. But child-care adv ...
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7th District candidates square off once again
With just days until the primary election, the two candidates in Philadelphia’s 7th District Council race are fighting a familiar b ...
14 years ago
SugarHouse gets OK to expand table games
The state of Pennsylvania has sweetened the pot for SugarHouse Casino. The Gaming Control Board has given the only gaming hall ins ...
14 years ago
Centenarians say attitude is important in long, happy life
Close to 72,000 people in the U.S. are 100 years old or older. Their ranks are expected to swell dramatically over the next decade. ...
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Philadelphia Soul gets new co-owner
Marty Judge, founder of a West Conshohocken professional services firm, ...
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Dad Vail Regatta to be televised for first time
The premiere college rowing event in the country is in Philadelphia this weekend. The Dad Vail Regatta will be televised fo ...
14 years ago
Bid to lower Philadelphia’s parking tax stuck in neutral
Philadelphia’s parking tax will not reduced for at least a year. Operators of parking facilities in Philadelphia complain th ...
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$tand by Me program offers financial coaching to Delawareans
Increasing debt… declining savings…mounting bills… more and more Delawareans are facing financial troubles, but now the ...
14 years ago
Happy Harry’s is another Delaware name ready to sail off into the sunset
By the end of this year two names that have been a part of Delaware life for decades will be no more. It has been well publicized ...
14 years ago
Police: Bank teller foils plot to scam Philly pastor
Police say an alert bank teller kept an elderly Philadelphia church pastor from being scammed out of money. Investigators say the ...
14 years ago
8th District question: Taking a stand on term limits and DROP
This is the sixth of 10 questions about issues and priorities that NewsWorks asked the seven Democratic candidates running for the Eighth ...
14 years ago
Donna Reed Miller endorsement of Verna Tyner
May 10, 2011 Today, after months of consideration, I decided to publicly endorse Verna Tyner for the Eighth Council District race ...
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Plans for University of Delaware law school put on hold
University of Delaware officials have suspended plans to create an elite law school. The university’s Board of Trustees made ...
14 years ago
High court eyes ethics rules in suburban Philly
A suburban Philadelphia county’s ordinance that bars certain high-level public employees from a range of partisan political activit ...
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