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Casey pushes for early education funding
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania introduced a bill Thursday to help more low-income children learn and develop. The “Supporting St ...
14 years ago
Education panel suggests basing teacher evaluations on student performance
This just in off-the-wall education ideas: N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s education panel has proposed linking educators’ evaluat ...
14 years ago
The free community seed starting workshop at the West Oak Lane Library last month helped Northwest Philadelphia residents get their garde ...
14 years ago
Magazines bow in print, online
With more journalism going online, magazines are trying to figure out where they should live. One locally published maga ...
14 years ago
SEPTA expands weekend service to Delaware
The Philadelphia Flower show opens Sunday. So does expanded rail service from Delaware. The mass transit operator will offer ...
14 years ago
Bank seeks end to sheriff’s sale moratorium
Foreclosure sales in Philadelphia have been put on hold as the city sheriff’s office continues to rebuild after allegations of fisc ...
14 years ago
King students consider changes that come with Renaissance takeover
For Taylor Smith, senioritis has taken on a different meaning. The Martin Luther King High School 12th grader has taken to caring and par ...
14 years ago
Cash and assistance for homeless man who returned lawyer’s lost money
The homeless man who returned a lawyer’s lost money last month is being rewarded for his kindness. Pottstown lawyer Robert Stauffer ...
14 years ago
Airmen get send off from Jill Biden
200 airmen being called for duty will get the official sendoff from Jill Biden in a ceremony today in New Castle. The Vice Preside ...
14 years ago
Is Philadelphia too jaded for the Onion?
Well, it’s here. The Onion has made its local debut, with pages full of the expected satire, sarcasm and astute observations. It wa ...
14 years ago
Markell unveils new drinking water regulations
Arsenic, trichloroethylene and benzene… …Nitrates, tetrachloroethylene, toluene and xylene. These are just some of the ...
14 years ago
Philadelphia Council reacts to proposed $3.45 billion city budget
Philadelphia City Council now takes on the task of reviewing the Mayor’s nearly $3.5 billion budget. Councilman Darrel ...
14 years ago
Wilma Theater exhibit features antique vibrators
Shouldn’t be too hard to convince your theater-hating significant other to see Wilma Theater’s In the Next Room, or the t ...
14 years ago
This is the Republican candidate for mayor?
Here’s Karen Brown, who expects to be the Republican candidate for mayor, happily mugging with Mayor Nutter, the Democrat she plans ...
14 years ago
Company in Northeast Philly answers international SOS calls
In Northeast Philadelphia, in a non-descript office building across from a Wal Mart, is the Americas headquarters for a company called In ...
14 years ago