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N.J. bill deregulating phone, cable advances
A bill that would deregulate New Jersey’s telephone and cable industry is coming in for criticism from consumer groups. AARP ...
14 years ago
Delaware’s infant mortality rate drops again
Ten years ago Delaware had an infant mortality rate of 9.3 for every 1,000 live births. State health officials say today that numbe ...
14 years ago
The health hazards of radiation
Workers scrambling to prevent nuclear meltdown at Japan’s crippled Dai-ichi nuclear plant are being heralded as heroes. It is unkno ...
14 years ago
City election candidates draw for ballot positions
This is the sound of political fate in Philadelphia: Bingo balls jangling around in a Horn and Hardart’s coffee can. In room 676 ...
14 years ago
47 Criminals running for city office
Okay, I’m exaggerating a little with that headline. But according to the city Ethics Board, 89 candidates have filed petitio ...
14 years ago
ADA change will make recreational facilities more accessible
The first major changes to regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, went into effect Tuesday. The chang ...
14 years ago
Christie wants power over ‘shadow government’
Gov. Chris Christie is urging the New Jersey Legislature to extend his veto power to cover more authorities and commissions. What ...
14 years ago
Educators hit back over Pa. budget plans
Penn State’s president and the University of Pittsburgh’s chancellor used a Wednesday afternoon appearance before the Senate ...
14 years ago
Bills would fight foreclosure fraud in Delaware
Experts say Delaware could set a new record for home foreclosures this year. ...
14 years ago
Pa. tracking system monitors dropout risk
On a day when the Philadelphia School District was to announce which private entities will take over four failing high schools, new evi ...
14 years ago
Birds and bird watching in the Delaware Valley
There are more than 300 bird species and tens of thousands of bird enthusiasts in the Delaware Valley. Two experts join Marty Moss-Coane ...
14 years ago