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New Jersey farmers prepare once more to battle growing geese problem

Geese are taking over South Jersey. The state farm bureau is looking for a federal permit to remove flocks of geese from fields. The pesk ...

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Son of Chicago crime family informs on his father

Frank Calabrese helped the FBI put his father in jail for life. Dave Davies talked to Calabrese as part of his fill-in duties on NPR̵ ...

16 years ago

Coatesville schools contemplate tech purchase for special education students

The Coatesville Area School Board is considering dipping into its Individuals with Disabilities Education Act stimulus fund to purchased ...

16 years ago

Cumberland County prisoners stage short-lived hunger strike

If you blinked, you would have missed it. A group of inmates in Cumberland County’s Bayside State Prison held a brief hunger strike ...

16 years ago

Expansion project on Schuylkill River Trail begins

Bikers, joggers and walkers along the Schuylkill River Trail will soon have a wider and safer path to use on Kelly Drive in East Falls.&n ...

16 years ago

Americans seek government help getting loved ones out of Japan

As U.S. military crews deploy to the tsunami-ravaged region of Japan to try to help survivors, some Americans say their government isn ...

16 years ago

Priest’s lawyer wants charges dropped for crimes outside Philadelphia

Update: WHYY’s Lizz Fiedler tells us the judge did not make any decisions, and all parties must reappear in court ...

16 years ago

Fake driver’s licenses from China causing concern in N.J. and Pa.

Fake driver’s licenses being offered for sale by a China-based website are causing concern for bars, restaurants, and liquors stores. ...

16 years ago

West Philly team wins national crown in sport of kings

Philadelphia’s own “Cowtown Work to Ride” polo team made history this weekend, becoming the first all African American ...

16 years ago

Convention Center column catches ire of Visitors Bureau

 What’s black, white and critical of Convention Center spending? An Inquirer column by Paul Davies. ...

16 years ago

Delaware vigilant with nuclear safety

Delaware maintains a watchful eye on four nuclear power plants within 50 miles of its borders.  Thousands of Delawareans, in ...

16 years ago

Politics & Policy

How misleading was edit of NPR sting video?

Update, Monday, March 14:  Reports coming out over the weekend and today indicate that conservative activist James ...

16 years ago

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A happy story: the happiest person in America

I heard this story on NPR, which all by itself is a reason to keep funding NPR. NPR got the story from the New York Times. EveryoneR ...

16 years ago

Lawyers to announce priest abuse suit on behalf of Delaware County man

Update: The announcement will be made tomorrow in front of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia building. Orig ...

16 years ago

Attorneys announce adultBasic suit against Corbett, Congress

Two attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy law firm will announce today a class action lawsuit aga ...

16 years ago

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