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Pa. voter registration is down
County election officials report a much tamer time compared with the influx of voters who registered during the 2008 presidential race. ...
15 years ago
City apologizes for tobacco-tax letter
Thousands of businesses, some with no connection to tobacco products, faced fine for not returning exemption form. As part of an e ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia dailies one step closer to a new owner
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com went up for a second auction last week, and a bankruptcy court judge has approved th ...
15 years ago
What a world we inhabit. It spins with such quicksilver speed. When I last wrote, on Friday morning, Rick Sanchez had a big job ...
15 years ago
When loved one has cancer, partner’s mental health suffers
A Danish study published in the journal “Cancer” found that men whose partners had breast cancer were 39% more likely to need ...
15 years ago
Art lessons for the visually impaired
The Wills Eye Institute in Center City Philadelphia is selling dozens of pieces of sculpture out of its 8th floor lounge. All the works w ...
15 years ago
It’s the 53rd Anniversary of the launch of Sputnick. An instrument of cold war terror that spurred on the space race. Find out more on ...
15 years ago