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Potty politics and patriotic philandering
We’d all like to blame somebody else for our problems. In a couple of interesting cases in the news this week, we have Kentu ...
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Forest gumption: Goal to plant a million trees
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has launched a tree-planting program with an ambitious goal: 1 million trees throughout the tri-st ...
15 years ago
State inspections force closing of 2 abortion clinics
Two Pennsylvania abortion clinics have closed their doors after being threatened with shut-down following state inspections. The P ...
15 years ago
Former foe of Pa. self-defense bill changes course
A high-profile opponent of a bill expanding the right to deadly self-defense said he’s leaning toward endorsing the measure as it m ...
15 years ago
Eastern Pa. gains population, west loses
County-level census data shows eastern Pennsylvania has gained population, while the western half of the state has experienced a loss. ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia-born Penn grad talks about her new novel
Cleaning Nabokov’s House is a novel about a divorced woman putting her life back together in a home purchased from author ...
15 years ago
Experts weigh in on Obama’s resupmtion of Guantanamo Bay trials
Karen Greenberg, executive director of the Center on Law and Security at the NYU School of Law; and Charles Stimson, former Deputy Assist ...
15 years ago
Iron Hill releases artist renderings of its Chestnut Hill restaurant
Iron Hill Brewery plans to open a new restaurant in Chestnut Hill that is scheduled to open by the end of the year. It will be located at ...
15 years ago
Medical facilities inspection bill filed in Del.
Legislation giving the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services the ability to inspect medical facilities for unsafe and unsanit ...
15 years ago
Teens plead guilty in West Philadelphia High computer thefts
Two teenagers pleaded guilty today to stealing computers from West Philadelphia High School. Sentencing is scheduled for later this month ...
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Philadelphia Union partners with Comcast stations
Philadelphia Union announced today it has partnered with two Comcast channels to broadcast some of the Major League Soccer team’s m ...
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Christie withdraws assemblyman’s Superior Court judge nomination
N.J. Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll is no longer being considered as a Superior Court judge. Gov. Chris Christie today withdrew his ...
15 years ago
Pa. budget proposes cuts in social services
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for the department of Public Welfare holds more money, but will still mean service ...
15 years ago
Suit aims to keep Rizzo, Tasco from re-election to council
A Republican committeeman is filing suit in an attempt to knock out the last two members of Philadelphia City Council still enrolled in t ...
15 years ago
This week, all six schools in the Philadelphia School District’s so-called “Renaissance Match” program must make tough decisions ab ...
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