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Sherman Alexie to speak in Chestnut Hill this week
Sherman Alexie, author of The Toughest Indian in the World and The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, will be visiting the Chestn ...
14 years ago
N.J. looks into cutting health costs
New Jersey officials are examining ways to reduce public employee health-care costs. One idea being considered is a program that b ...
14 years ago
Pa. Senate backs Corbett choice for education
Gov. Tom Corbett’s choice for Education secretary is one step away from confirmation. The Senate Education Committee voted 1 ...
14 years ago
‘Notebook’ wins one for public access to school data
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook, a NewsWorks journalism partner, has won a court challenge to the Philadelphia School Reform Comm ...
14 years ago
Delaware Park president: Three is enough after first consecutive losing months
The president of Delaware’s highest-grossing casino says today’s gambling market cannot support two new gaming venues in the First St ...
14 years ago
Philly’s labor boss avoids a fight
In Wisconsin, New Jersey and elsewhere, public employee unions are under attack as governors demand contract concessions or even the elim ...
14 years ago
Do feds really have the chops to reform PHA?
So the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has dropped the hammer on the scandal-ridden Philadelphia Housing Authority. ...
14 years ago
Aging gas lines would cost $15B to replace
Area legislators gathered Monday to discuss the safety of Pennsylvania’s gas pipelines during a meeting in King of Prussia. State a ...
14 years ago
Chesco Democrat votes for school vouchers, sort of
Andrew Dinniman, the Democratic state senator from Chester County, apparently surprised some local school boards when he voted last week ...
14 years ago