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Another plan to rescue adultBasic
There’s another last-ditch effort to save Pennsylvania’s low-cost health insurance program. Without a quick fix, the s ...
14 years ago
Key Dates for Municipal Primary
Key Dates (Source: Committee of Seventy) February 15 First day to circ ...
14 years ago
Blogging teacher has no apologies
A suburban Philadelphia School District is still trying to decide what to do with a high school teacher who has been called “mean ...
14 years ago
New charges in 38-year-old crime called ‘moral’ double jeopardy
A man convicted of attempted murder more than 35 years ago now faces charges of criminal homicide — for the same crime. Domi ...
14 years ago
Bold burglar, escaped after 2009 Apple Store heist, caught
From grabbing $35 thousand dollars worth of merchandise while being taped to robbing a store with a huge see-through facade, this crime h ...
14 years ago
Gosnell connections: AG Biden wants two doctors suspended
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden wants two doctors who practice at Atlantic Women’s Medical Services to be suspended for failin ...
14 years ago
Police take down major drug ring in Camden
Despite a critical shortage of officers, Camden police this week helped take down a major drug ring in a multi-city, multi-agency raid th ...
14 years ago
Would recidivism drop if employers didn’t ask about criminal records?
Philadelphia City Council is looking at the problems ex-offenders have finding work. Activists are pushing for employers to ...
14 years ago
Union signing instantly doubles city’s Carlos Ruiz total
The little catcher with the big heart and the clutch bat has worked his way into the hearts of Phillies fans. Can another Carlos Ru ...
14 years ago
Cutting fees on vacant properties doesn’t satisfy opponents
A Philadelphia City Council committee has approved a bill lowering the fees assessed on vacant properties but some groups are still upset ...
14 years ago
Powell jury recommends death penalty in split decision
Seven of twelve jurors say the man convicted of killing Georgetown Police Officer Chad Spicer should face the death penalty. The s ...
14 years ago
D.C. Councilman wants to rename Pennsylvania Avenue
Say it ain’t so! It’s our claim to fame. According to the Associated Press, Michael Brown, a council member in W ...
14 years ago
Phila. charter school report cards
Well Elijah, the scores should go public in two weeks. Based on Patrick Cobbs’ story about report cards for Philadelphia cha ...
14 years ago
Law school rankings have deep flaws
Those who have been following the Villanova Law School ...
14 years ago