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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 ...
16 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 ...
16 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 ...
16 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 ...
16 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 ...
16 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 ...
16 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 ...
16 years ago
Philadelphia recycling trucks dazzle with colors
The city of Philadelphia is using some local children and an artist to give its recycling trucks a unique paint job. Artist Desiree Bende ...
16 years ago
Delaware launches crack down on illegal dumping
Timed to coincide with the celebration of Earth Day, Delaware environmental officials have launched TrashStoppers. It’s a call for ...
16 years ago
Regional partnership focuses on environmental projects
The public/private alliance will focus on major environmental efforts in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Hundreds of Delaw ...
16 years ago
Can the media make money in the Internet age?
WHYY’s Dave Heller interviews Columbia University President Lee Bollinger about his book “Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: ...
16 years ago