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Roy Fortson Jr: Role model for a grandson
Uriah Fortson is a winner of the “Achieving Greatness Through Choices” Black History essay contest at the ...
15 years ago
Holocaust survivors take part in Shoah project
Itka Zygmuntowicz spent all of her teenage years in a Nazi concentration camp. Long afterward, in 1994, she sat down with an interviewer ...
15 years ago
Nothing wrong with hearings on terrorist recruitment of Muslim Americans
What exactly was objectionable about the Congressional hearing on Thursday on terrorist sympathies within the Muslim American community? ...
15 years ago
Op Ed: Response to ‘Oscar;’ You may need higher boots
Having received Mr. Malik Boyd’s comments regarding State Rep. Rosita Youngblood’s presence and comments at the March 10 Germantown c ...
15 years ago
Could census give Philly a better sense of itself?
Let’s talk about Northern Liberties, belly dancers and Chase Utley’s knee. And the topic that ties them together, at least in ...
15 years ago
Another Oscar-worthy performance
On Thursday Evening March 10th, I, among dozens of other concerned community members were able to experience an acting performance unlike ...
15 years ago
Irv Ackelsberg on GCC’s meeting with developer Pat Burns
MEMORANDUM Date: March 2, 2011 To: GCC and interested Germantown residents ...
15 years ago
Big turnout in Germantown to oppose state-backed development
It was standing room only at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown Thursday night as over 100 concerned residents flooded the Germantow ...
15 years ago
HUD questions Street’s votes in PHA contracts
Former Philadelphia Mayor John Street faces investigation for his votes as chairman of the Philadelphia Housing Authority to award millio ...
15 years ago
Photos from the Philadelphia scholastic chess finals
Philly elementary, middle and high school students squared off at the Philadelphia Scholastic Chess League Finals on Thursday at Citizen ...
15 years ago
Delco woman studying in Tokyo witnesses quake
Samantha Landau was riding her bike home away from crowded downtown Tokyo when she started to hear car alarms in a nearby parking lot and ...
15 years ago
When a rose’s sweet smell becomes a stink
Ever wonder where the powerful stink of a rose comes from? In her latest ...
15 years ago
Pa. to get electric car-charging network
A California-based company announced plans Friday to install a network of electric vehicle-charging stations around Pennsylvania. The 66 ...
15 years ago
Corbett also proposes some increases
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget cuts made a lot of news this week, but he actually wants to increase funding for 13 ...
15 years ago