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Jersey lawmakers want to limit sick time payouts for retiring workers
New Jersey Senate bills seeking to cut costs in the state are targeting the costs of local government. One of the bills tries to limit th ...
15 years ago
City Council wants to deal with Philly’s wreck chasers
This week City Council will consider what to do about aggressive towing companies that compete to haul vehicles from area highways. And a ...
15 years ago
Maximizing the benefits of synthetic biology
Scientists and policy experts are in Philadelphia on Monday, Sept. 13 to ponder the ethics around synthetic biology – including the ...
15 years ago
Redlight cameras come to Roxborough and Summerdale
Two new redlight cameras are going up this week in the Roxborough and Summerdale neighborhoods, but drivers will have two months to get u ...
15 years ago
Grocery store tours help students make healthier choices
Pizza, chips and soda tend to be staples in college dorm rooms – but students at Temple University are learning how to incorporate ...
15 years ago
Hear about the close call with the asteroids? – Two of them, within the distance of the moon, 65ft and 46 ft respectively, one around 6 ...
15 years ago
Tom Knox for Philadelphia Mayor, again?
The millionaire businessman says if Sam Katz does not challenge Mayor Nutter, he will. Millionaire Tom Knox says he may challenge ...
15 years ago
Discussions of public education today sometimes seem to dwell on money, taxes, contracts, scandals and power plays. In today’s C ...
15 years ago
Purple martins swarm South Jersey
The bird population in a tiny town in South Jersey swelled this month by the thousands. Purple martins fly in from hundreds of miles awa ...
15 years ago