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Council to plumbers: pipe down!
Philadelphia City Council is considering a bill that would allow the use of PVC piping in all underground construction. Previous efforts
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16 years ago
Can companies, doctors and the media exaggerate the extent of an illness?
A new drug to treat overactive bladder hit pharmacy shel
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16 years ago
Discussing violence with children
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the school shootings at Columbine High School – one of the deadliest in American history.
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16 years ago
Fattah seeks stimulus funds for soon-to-be foreclosed
Politicians and the unemployed in Philadelphia are joining forces to call on the federal government for more mortgage assistance.
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16 years ago
City and feds make deal on polling place accessibility
The Justice Department and the city of Philadelphia have struck an agreement to making polling places more accessible to the disabled. T
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16 years ago
DA candidates spar over gun control priorities
Six men hoping to become Philadelphia’s next District Attorney shared their plans for fighting gun violence with a group of area re
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16 years ago
Some contaminated areas of the region are getting cleaned up with federal stimulus funds. The Environmental Protection Agency says eight
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16 years ago
Stimulus money floods in for Bucks project
People living in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed are used to the punishing floods that have ravaged the flood plain for decades. But help m
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16 years ago
Lawyers help immigrants become legal
The paperwork involved in filing taxes reminds many Americans on an annual basis how confusing it can be to complete official documents f
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16 years ago