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Santorum and the forgotten Philadelphia candidates
Just in time to get into the first Republican presidential debate in South Carolina , former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Rick Santorum has ...
15 years ago
Maryland attorney general to sue driller over Pa. fracking leak
Maryland’s attorney general says he plans to sue a gas-drilling company over a leak that spilled thousands of gallons of hydraulic ...
15 years ago
In face of budget cuts, protesters call on Corbett to tap surplus
Another day, another Capitol rally. More than a thousand union members from groups including the PSEA, SEIU and AFSME gathered on ...
15 years ago
New Jersey battles pine beetles
The southern pine beetle is about the size of a grain of rice, but it has been destroying pine forests in the southern United States for ...
15 years ago
Family to sue over alleged abuse at nursing home
The family of a nursing home resident allegedly abused by her caretakers intends to sue the Delaware County nursing facility. Paul ...
15 years ago
Educators make their case at N.J. budget session
Spending at New Jersey’s colleges and universities was front and center before the Assembly Budget Committee Tuesday. Colleg ...
15 years ago
Bill would keep large tractor trailers off national highways
A bill introduced today by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D, N.J.)would keep larger trucks off international highways. The ...
15 years ago
Explanation sought on DROP hearings holdup
The state board that oversees Philadelphia’s finances, PICA, has sent a message to City Council about DROP, the controversial early ...
15 years ago
Philly-based cycling video game coming to app store
Coming soon to the Apple app store: Hipster City Cycle. It’s a mobile video game reminiscent of PaperBoy that’ll have ...
15 years ago
‘Freegal’ has landed: Library offers digital downloads
The Free Library of Philadelphia is now offering the entire Sony Music digital catalog as free digital downloads. Through the libraryR ...
15 years ago
Merion teacher wins presidential math and science award
Penny Glackman’s devotion to teaching has paid off in a big way. The Merion School teacher is the recipient of the Presidential Awa ...
15 years ago
Clean Water Action endorses council-at-large candidates
Three Democratic city council-at-large candidates scored 100 percent on Clean Water Action’s ...
15 years ago
Did Archie violate state Ethics Act before Universal vote?
School Reform Commission Chairman Robert Archie has had difficulty staying firmly on the sidelines during recent decisions to award contr ...
15 years ago