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Lawmaker considers cutting state legislature in half
The House Majority Policy Committee will take a look at the feasibility of eliminating the entire state Senate during a hearing in Philad ...
16 years ago
FBI searches abortion provider’s home
Federal agents took records Friday at the West Philadelphia home of suspended abortion provider Kermit Gosnell. Pennsylvania yanke ...
16 years ago
Knitting ‘graffiti’ hits Philadelphia
It’s called yarn-bombing, when rogue crafters surreptiously knit cozies for street furniture. In random parts of downtown Ph ...
16 years ago
As so many before, McNabb leaves without a ring
McNabb set team records for touchdowns, completed passes, and passing yards. But he’s weathered criticism over his inability to wi ...
16 years ago
Gubernatorial candidate Hoeffel takes on Corbett for health care stance
Democratic candidate Joe Hoeffel told the 25 or so seniors who gathered at the Center in the Park, he’s worried about right wing p ...
16 years ago
Unclogging the courts from marijuana cases
Fines and jailtime will stay the same, but possessing a little more than an ounce of pot will now be a summary offense in Philadelphia, d ...
16 years ago