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Acting DEP chief says water testing will continue
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s pick for Department of Environmental Protection secretary said Wednesday budget language giving th ...
15 years ago
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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 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 ...
15 years ago