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Little change in Delaware Senate poll
In the race to fill Vice President Joe Biden’s former Senate seat, Mike Castle holds an 11-point advantage in a new poll. Re ...
15 years ago
President Obama’s Labor Day speech was replete with campaign themes, all of them calibrated to rouse Democratic voters fr ...
15 years ago
About three thousand caregivers, activists and policy makers are gathering in Florida on Sept. 12the to talk about the U.S. fight against ...
15 years ago
In Philadelphia, back to school or pay $25 fine
Philadelphia hands out plenty of truancy tickets. The office that handles appeals, says they’re not intended as a money-maker. ...
15 years ago
When a pet dies from malpractice
You can only recover the cost to replace the animal. Some owners say that’s unfair. Changing attitudes about the value of a ...
15 years ago
Pennsylvania debates tax on shale drilling
Governor Rendell and Pennsylvania Legislature have promised to enact a tax by October 1st. The Pennsylvania state Senate returns t ...
15 years ago
PHA to decide Carl Greene’s fate this week
Housing authority’s executive director is on paid leave pending investigation of multiple allegations of sexual harassment. ...
15 years ago
Shore’s second season staffing shortage
When college students go back to school and foreign employees head home, who’s minding the store? The main season is over at ...
15 years ago
Pineapple protest on the Delaware River
Longshoremen are angry over a contract dispute with Del Monte. They say 200 of them could lose their jobs down on the docks. Phil ...
15 years ago
Nutter gets booed at Labor Day parade
Three of four city worker unions are on the job without contracts. Mayor Nutter says he’s not surprised. Philadelphia’ ...
15 years ago
Record heat is good news, bad news for mowing
Homeowners sick of cutting the grass have had a nice break. People who make their living mowing lawns are unhappy. Philadelphia j ...
15 years ago