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Dave Heller talks to Mayor Michael Nutter
WHYY’s Dave Heller spoke with Mayor Michael Nutter about the latest economic data for Philadelphia, the Board of Revision of Taxes
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16 years ago
Fresh Artists seeks fresh arts funding
Schools across Philadelphia are chronically underfunded when it comes to the arts. Several have no art educators at all – and those
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16 years ago
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and Pennsylvania native John Updike died today of lung cancer. Updike, who grew up near Reading, is known h
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16 years ago
Rendell keeps own counsel on budget
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is expected to give his budget address next week. With a projected deficit of more than $2 billion dolla
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16 years ago
Anti-casino activists rally for an ally
Today, members of Casino-Free Philadelphia declared the city’s independence from casinos. The activists have been protesting the Su
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16 years ago
Coatesville in state of emergency
By: Peter Crimmins
A state of emergency is in effect in Coatesville, where authorities say 29 fires have been deliberately set ove
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16 years ago
Chemical merger in hands of Delaware judge
The future of a merger between Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas is in the hands of a Delaware judge today. The $15.4 billion dollar buyout
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16 years ago
Forgetful, unfocused, fuzzy – many cancer patients report feeling this way. What is it, what causes it? A new study is investigatin
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16 years ago