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Phila. acts to deflect possibility of pollution from gas drilling
Philadelphia City Council has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Pennsylvania’s natural gas boom. A Council committee wants ...
16 years ago
District OKs settlement over S. Philly High violence
Philadelphia school district officials have settled a civil rights complaint over racial violence at South Philadelphia High School. ...
16 years ago
Data from a U.S. Census Bureau survey indicates that though median household income has grown overall in most southern New Jersey municip ...
16 years ago
Use of therapy in depression treatment declines
Depression is the leading cause of mental illness in the United States. But as more people are diagnosed with depression, a study publish ...
16 years ago
Pa.-backed challenge to health-care law heads to court
A federal district court in Florida will hear arguments on the constitutionality of the new health-care legislation Thursday. Pennsylvani ...
16 years ago
Cop misconduct hearing aired racial divide
Anyone who doubts that things remain tense between the Philadelphia police and the city’s African-American community should have be ...
16 years ago
In case you haven’t noticed, quite a few Philadelphians are pretty excited that Cliff Lee is back. But in case you somehow have mis ...
16 years ago
Harrisburg becomes Pa.’s 20th financially distressed city
Pennsylvania officials have deemed Harrisburg “financially distressed,” and are moving forward with a plan to provide t ...
16 years ago