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Small miracles in education, Palin dodges scribes, and the Phils owe somebody a lot
What makes struggling schools better? It’s a big subject, but it seems a common denominator of high-achieving schools in poor neigh ...
15 years ago
Will privatizing liquor sales make people drink more?
A Pennsylvania think tank is coming out against privatizing liquor sales with an old argument backed up by some new analysis. The E ...
15 years ago
Dickinson Square Farmers Market opens today
It’s opening day. No, not for the Phillies. We already did tha ...
15 years ago
Conference highlights transgender health issues, brewers hope to recreate a familiar taste
Welcome to the end of NewsWorks Tonight’s third week. Tonight’s broadcast features some weekend previews and late-breaking ne ...
15 years ago
Interview with Hispanic American college scholarship contest winner
Michelle Saul-Yamasaki is a senior at Girard Academic Music Program in South Philly, and she also happens to be one of 15 winners of the ...
15 years ago
Low turnout, little competition expected in N.J. primary
Political analysts do not expect any real competitive legislative races in Tuesday’s primary election in New Jersey. All 120 ...
15 years ago
Patient car share programs gives 1,000th free ride
This week marked the 1,000th free ride from the PhillyPatientRide program. The service began in January as a partnership between PhillyCa ...
15 years ago
Delaware pushes conservation in the river basin
If the Delaware River is worth $20 billion to the economies from the Catskills to Cape Henlopen, would a coordinated conservation effort ...
15 years ago
Child falls from Wildwood Ferris Wheel
4:20 p.m. The Associated Press corrects the child’s age. She is 11. 3:45 p.m. The Associat ...
15 years ago
N.J. brownfields reclamation program stalls
The “brownfields” program that helps New Jersey towns and developers clean up contaminated properties has run out of money. ...
15 years ago
Cyclists mobilize to keep Philadelphia bike lanes moving
Philadelphia City Council is sitting on a bill that would block the city from painting new bike lanes, unless Council approves. ...
15 years ago
Edwards in federal court over money used to hide mistress
Two-time presidential candidate John Edwards will appear in federal court today for charges he faces for allegedly mishandling the money ...
15 years ago
Fairmount Avenue also slated for bike lanes later this month
With all the focus on the bike lanes coming to 10th and 13th streets later this month, it occurs to us something may have been overlooked ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia plans to sue Pa. for more school district funding
Philadelphia City Council has approved hiring outside lawyers to sue the state of Pennsylvania for cuts to education funding. Coun ...
15 years ago
Bill mandating sick leave in Philadelphia scheduled for action this week
The bill to mandate sick leave for all Philadelphia workers is scheduled for action this week. It has been amended 18 times already. ...
15 years ago