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Federal lawmakers want more money to keep Jersey waters clean
Congressman Frank Pallone and Senator Frank Lautenberg want Congress to pass new funding to monitor and reduce pollution in the coastal w ...
15 years ago
Asian students at South Philly High prepare for a new year
With a new principal, new school programs, and close attention from the U.S. Department of Justice after last years racially motivated at ...
15 years ago
Rendell cool, for the moment, on state revenue excess
For the first two months of FY2011, Pennsylvania’s revenue is up over projections. But the year is young, and the loss of federal s ...
15 years ago
High risk research to find transplant tolerance
Scientists at Penn seek out people who can live without anti-rejection meds, to figure why. Medications can be expensive — e ...
15 years ago
The Jersey shore prepares for Hurricane Earl
From boaters to surfers, people all along the New Jersey shore are getting ready for Hurricane Earl to hit. The Coast Guard says m ...
15 years ago
New plan to cut Philadelphia’s dropout rate
Over half of young Latino men don’t finish high school in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s schools get a new plan Thursday ...
15 years ago
Hurricane Watch issued for Sussex County, Delaware
Hurricane Earl could brush past Delaware later this week, bringing strong winds and heavy surf. Though still days away in the Atla ...
15 years ago
Divide over Iraq remains as combat troops return home
President Obama’s declaration last night that combat operations are over in Iraq has even some war veterans divided over the signif ...
15 years ago
A televised Oval Office address typically has several purposes – to inspire, to reassure, to educate, and, perhaps above all, to st ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia kicks off first of fall fashion events
This week is the first of many designated fashion weeks scheduled between now and October, along with dozens of one-day events. The city ...
15 years ago