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“This case is about money, power and influence,” Philadelphia Ethics Board executive director Shane Creamer told me Friday. ...
15 years ago
Geeks on film: Geeks at the Oscars
It’s Oscar night, and while Twitter and Facebook will be aflame with details on what everyone is wearing (and maybe shouldn’t ...
15 years ago
Man killed in Philadelphia subway tracks
A man was struck and killed Sunday morning by a subway train.SEPTA authorities say the man was in the track area of the Susquehanna-Dauph ...
15 years ago
Catholic college fires gay teacher
The Archdiose of Philadelphia has had a tumultuous month, with a ...
15 years ago
Songsters choir lifts every voice for Black History
Jessie Howard only planned to drop off some papers at Center in the Park in Germantown Feb. 23, but she ended up staying an hour for the ...
15 years ago
Where did all the money go in the financial crash?
In my class on Partnership Taxation we were discussing the fact that hedge fund managers are taxed on their multi-million or billion doll ...
15 years ago
Nutter gets a 2nd chance to heed good advice
Back in January 2008, as Michael Nutter was taking office as mayor amid loud hosannas, a Philly native named Shirley Franklin visited tow ...
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Strong winds take down 150-year-old oak tree
WHYY’s Shai Ben-Yaacov stands atop a 150-year-old oak tree that toppled down in Germantown due to strong winds on Friday. The ...
15 years ago
HUD calls for Philadelphia Housing Authority’s board members resignations
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is calling for all five board members of the Philadelphia Housing Authority to step ...
15 years ago
I meet the Berks County Tea Party Patriots
I received an invitation to speak about illegal immigration to a gathering of the Berks County Patriots and other Tea Party groups in Lee ...
15 years ago