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Girl Scouts earn bronze award for donating to Northern Home for Children

Lily Palmer, Clara Domanska and Erica Bellamy of Girl Scout Troop 98 earned a bronze award (the highest junior Girl Scout honor) this spr ...

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Democrats launch pre-emptive strike on Pa. budget

House Republicans will unveil their $27.3 billion budget Tuesday. Their Democratic counterparts, however, are already criticizing the pla ...

15 years ago

Lawmakers pedal their way to the statehouse

A number of Delaware lawmakers are using pedal power to get to work on this, the 21st Legislators Bike to Work Day.  Groups o ...

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Area’s wealthy residents reveal how they’re investing

Nearly 70 percent of the Philadelphia area’s wealthy residents say they’ve been more conservative with their investments in r ...

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Politics & Policy

It’s endorsement season and Mayor Nutter and D.A. Williams are busy

With elections come endorsements.  Today Philadelphia’s District Attorney endorsed a City Council candidate: just the latest i ...

15 years ago

Delaware pediatrician waives right to jury trial for sexual abuse charges

A trial is set for June 1 for Dr. Earl Bradley, but there won’t be a jury. The Delaware pediatrician waived that right today in a c ...

15 years ago

Anti-foreclosure program finally running in Philadelphia

A federal mortgage program finally has money available to help those laid off and in danger of losing their homes. The Emergency H ...

15 years ago

Sen. Carper to testify on Delaware National Park Bill

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) will make his case for a national park in Delaware Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Carper will testify in f ...

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Toomey to reveal his 2012 budget proposal

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) will unveil his proposal for the 2012 federal budget Tuesday. Toomey and fellow Republican Sens.Jim DeMint o ...

15 years ago

DelDOT hosts Senior Driver Days for elderly motorists

In an effort to keep seniors mobile and help them stay safe, the Delaware Department of Transportation is hosting two Senior Driver Day e ...

15 years ago

Love Park’s summer concert series underway

Even on the chilly days in May, if you sit perfectly still in the sun it feels just a little bit like summer. It’s already summer i ...

15 years ago

Art students find exhibit space with the Gallery

The Gallery has taken on a whole new meaning. You’ve got a few weeks left to catch the latest exhibits from students at the Univers ...

15 years ago

Proponents of paid sick leave trying to get it moving again in Philadelphia

Legislation to mandate every employer in Philadelphia offer sick days to employees is stalled in City Council. Groups supporting the paid ...

15 years ago

Hasidic paper removes Hillary Clinton from White House photo

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat in the White House Situation Room with President Barack Obama and others as Navy SEALs set off to ...

15 years ago

Delaware joins National Tourism Week

The State of Delaware joins in the celebration of National Tourism Week.    An event this morning at the Delaware Wel ...

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