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How do social networking sites affect human behavior?
The amount of time people spend on social networking sites like Facebook increased dramatically in the past year – this according t
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16 years ago
SEPTA union looks for raises up to 5 percent in next contract
SEPTA management is continuing to negotiate with the union representing bus, subway, and trolley operators to come to a new contract agre
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16 years ago
Non-profit water bill discount escapes repeal
Philadelphia City Council has decided not to end a decades-old discount that the city’s non-profits receive on their water and sewe
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16 years ago
Bank's foundation pledges bail out of arts organizations
Individual and corporate donations have fallen off over the past few months, both in Philadelphia and around the country. Today, a corpor
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16 years ago
First GOP opponent for Specter makes it official
By: Bill Hangley
With anti-abortion activist Peg Luksik now in the race, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has his first official
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16 years ago
Dems, GOP agree: New Jersey budget in bad shape
By: Monica Miller
Now that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has outlined what some call his “pain on every page” budget
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16 years ago
With Wm. Penn High on chopping block, supporters to get their say
By: Bill Hangley
Opponents of the plan to close North Philadelphia’s William Penn High School will get their say at a school
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16 years ago
PA facing bigger budget shortfall than expected
By: Scott Detrow
Pennsylvania’s Senate Majority Leader says he’s worried the state may be facing an even bigger defici
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16 years ago
Jersey cities and towns feel the squeeze from Corzine cuts
By: Tom MacDonald
New Jersey Governor Corzine’s proposed budget is designed to spread the pain of spending cuts among all th
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16 years ago
The Science Talent Search is not your regular high school science fair. It’s a hard-core competition, with research done in cutting
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16 years ago
Corzine budget includes wage freeze and furlough for workers
By: Tom MacDonald
Governor Corzine has delivered his budget address for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The plan contains $4 bi
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16 years ago
Delaware Theater fights for survival
Arts and cultural organizations are often one of the first to suffer when budgets are cut and donations dwindle. WHYY’s Bill Cook s
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16 years ago