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Kareem Abdul Jabbar talks segregation with high school students

Back in the ’20s and ’30s, the Harlem Rens beat several other basketball teams in tournaments. But the black team was never a ...

14 years ago

Did the former pope have at least an indirect hand in priest abuse cases?

It’ll be a long time before abuse allegations against Catholic priests stop making the headlines. But who, ultimately, is resposibl ...

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New Jersey agency says government offices aren’t transparent enough

New Jersey’s watchdog agency finds the state’s government entities aren’t keeping the public informed the way they̵ ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Kareem uses film to teach Phila. students about the Harlem Rens

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar visited a Philadelphia high school Tuesday morning to show his new documentary. The NBA’s all ...

14 years ago

Filmmaker documents Windermere Court rally

Windermere Court Apartments was spared yesterday. For just a short while. Set to be demolished yesterday, the charred West Philadelphia b ...

14 years ago

Senator Coons joins centrist think-tank Third Way

Coons is one of three Senators joining Third Way as honorary co-chairs today. Senator Coons (D-DE) joins Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Jean ...

14 years ago

Milton Street prepared to give Nutter a run for his campaign money

Prison record? Check. Campaigning mostly via Facebook? Check. Refers to himself as a gorilla? Check. This, Feeders, is Milton Street. And ...

14 years ago

Montgomery County offices face long-term closures after water main break

Last week’s water main break in Norristown won’t soon be forgotten. Some county offices could be closed for weeks or months d ...

14 years ago

Sweeney will propose plan to increase public employee benefits payment

N.J. Senate Pres. Stephen Sweeney has a plan that will bring immediate savings to the state and could save a projected $1 billion annuall ...

14 years ago

College students feeling more stress, more likely to seek help

There’s good news and bad news on the college front. Research confirms college freshmen are experiencing more stress and dep ...

14 years ago

National Interest

Obama’s scalpel strategy

Policy and politics are typically intertwined. Case in point: President Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint, which foreshadows his 2012 r ...

14 years ago

Former district attorney the latest Philadelphian etched into a beer glass

Now that she’s not charging criminals, former District Attorney Lynne Abraham is much more accessible. In fact, you can grab a beer ...

14 years ago

Doctor says early aggressive treatments can negatively affect health

All those tests you insist on getting at your doctor’s office could be the cause of some of your problems. Dr. H. Gilbert Welch wil ...

14 years ago

Meeting looks at revenue options for Transportation Trust Fund

Task force meeting in Dover will focus on possible revenue options for the state’s Transportation Trust Fund.   The ...

14 years ago

President Obama’s comments on 2012 budget

Watch live as President Barack Obama comments about the 2010 federal budget plan he unveiled Monday and as speaks about the revolution in ...

14 years ago

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