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Energy secretary visits Philadelphia green jobs training site
Says U.S. need to get moving on energy efficiency The city of Philadelphia got a visit from the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Steven ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia branches out to pay for street trees
How to plant 300,000 trees with a budget that pays for 6,000 This weekend is the first city-wide tree planting of the season in Ph ...
15 years ago
Who will end up paying for laptop spying?
Will taxes go up to pay a settlement? The suburban school district defending itself from a civil rights lawsuit may end up footing ...
15 years ago
Delaware’s fight against childhood obesity
Driving home the message of healthy eating is especially important in Delaware because 40 percent of the state’s children are eithe ...
15 years ago
Proposal would increase penalty for vehicular homicide in Delaware
A Delaware lawmaker believes increasing the penalty connected with vehicular homicides would reduce those numbers in the state. De ...
15 years ago
Remember the “It’s the economy, stupid” slogan during Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign? We’ll it’ ...
15 years ago
Bid deadline arrives for Philadelphia’s newspapers
It’s “envelopes, please” for the fate of Philadelphia’s two daily papers and their website. Bidders for the bankr ...
15 years ago
Temple ER asks for ambulance diversions
As the nurses strike at Temple University Hospital enters its fourth week, union officials are monitoring ER operations and say there are ...
15 years ago
PA lawmakers consider ban on shackling pregnant prisoners
Women’s health advocates in Philadelphia are behind a bill that would give inmates giving birth a little more freedom. Women ...
15 years ago
Despite posh setting, Rittenhouse Square faces budget woes
Although the Friends of Rittenhouse are some of the wealthiest people in Philadelphia, even with a budget of $450,000, the park is costin ...
15 years ago
Environmental advocates call for pause in natural gas leasing
Pennsylvania environmental advocates used Earth Day to urge lawmakers to support a bill placing a five-year halt on leasing out state for ...
15 years ago
Urban polo players compete for national title
Young polo players from Philadelphia are competing for the national interscholastic polo championship this week. They play for the first ...
15 years ago
Council president: still no consensus on city budget
The Philadelphia budget remains a problem with time ticking down to the end of the fiscal year. The Philadelphia budget remains a ...
15 years ago
Philadelphia activists to protest horse-drawn carriages
Philadelphia peace activists are holding a pro-horse rally in Philadelphia tomorrow near 6th and Market Streets in Center City. The prot ...
15 years ago