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Tax deadbeats will be listed by name on state website
As a follow-up to this spring’s tax amnesty window, Pennsylvania’s Revenue Department is publishing the names of 39,000 ...
15 years ago
Pa. Republicans want to use federal school aid to help state pensions
Senate Republican leaders in Pennsylvania say school aid recently approved by Congress should be used not for schools, but the publi ...
15 years ago
Former “lifer” adjusts to the world on the outside
Kenneth Granger wasn’t saved by DNA evidence. His daughter, Shakeema Welch, just wouldn’t give up. On July 14th of th ...
15 years ago
Theater band together into “Off Broad Street”
Small theater groups with no permanent homes are working together to promote each other and share ticket databases. The fall theat ...
15 years ago
Giving more the power to approve new charter schools in N.J.
New Jersey’s Education Commissioner says he’s open to letting other give the green light to new charter schools. The s ...
15 years ago
New research investigates link between infections and schizophrenia
Infections like the flu are common during pregnancy. Research shows that children born to mothers who had the flu or other infectio ...
15 years ago
Temple trains next generation of park rangers
While training more recruits, the N.P.S. is also trying to get more black and Latino rangers. Six out of ten National Park Service ...
15 years ago
Doylestown considers expanding anti-discrimination protections
Proposed law would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Philadelphia, Allentown a ...
15 years ago
The mosque, the gut, the brain
Weighing in this weekend on the latest summer kerfuffle – the construction of an Islamic community center and mosque, several block ...
15 years ago