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Marcellus Shale drilling more expensive as PA raises fees
By: Scott Detrow
A Pennsylvania commission has approved increasing permit fees on Marcellus Shale drilling from $100 to a minimum
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16 years ago
Leader in children's cancer retires
Forty years ago, most children diagnosed with cancer died. Now, 75% of them survive, and much of that is due to one Philadelphia doctor.
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16 years ago
Protest over elephants greets zoo's 150th birthday
As the Philadelphia Zoo kicks off its 150th year, activists seeking improved conditions for the zoo’s two remaining elephants are s
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16 years ago
Philly sales tax hike a tough sell in Harrisburg
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wants to increase the sales tax by one cent. But the tax hike requires state approval.
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16 years ago
What do Americans think of AIG and the big bonuses?
AIG dishes out some big bonuses to their executive staff this week. But what do Americans think of the insurance giant and the decision?
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16 years ago
SEPTA to spread some stimulus money to minority, women-owned firms
By: Tom MacDonald
SEPTA is expecting close to $200 million in federal stimulus money. That will mean work for hundreds of people,
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16 years ago
Casino revenue plays a big part in Nutter budget
Mayor Nutter is relying on revenue from many sources in the coming years to balance the city budget. Property tax increases, sales tax i
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16 years ago
“Professor” Street grades Mayor Nutter’s budget proposals
By: Tom MacDonald
There was an interesting guest at Thursday’s Philadelphia budget address. A former mayor, now firmly entr
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16 years ago
Artists increasingly making the leap into other media
Used to be once you were a sculptor, you were always a sculptor; once a photographer, always a photographer. But these days artists are m
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16 years ago
PA's museums become latest victim of the budget knife
By: Scott Detrow
Museums throughout Pennsylvania claim they’re another victim of proposed budget cuts. Governor Rendell wan
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16 years ago
Del. Gov. Markell avoids layoffs with salary cuts and sports betting
The budget that Delaware Governor Jack Markell unveiled yesterday featured the kind of spending cuts and tax hikes that every state is de
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16 years ago
Horses of war unleashed on rival art schools
Now that the Tyler School of Art has moved into Philadelphia with the rest of the Temple campus, its students have decided it’s tim
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16 years ago