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Philadelphia area Quaker activist Lillian Willoughby has died. Willoughby spent 65 years protesting war, racism and nuclear weapons. WHYY
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16 years ago
Personal Finance with Jeff Brown: Avoiding the tax hit while balancing your porfolio
By: Jeff Brown
Many people find it necessary to shift their retirement asset allocation from bonds to stocks or vice versa but thi
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16 years ago
Gitmo attorneys pleased by Obama’s order
President Obama’s executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center is good news to some Philadelphia-based attorneys wh
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16 years ago
Making NJ’s energy sources more efficient could be costly
By: Mary Fuchs
PSE&G says it will cost more than 800 million dollars to make New Jersey’s energy sources more efficient.
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16 years ago
Working to minimize wind turbine dangers
By: Scott Detrow
With the Obama administration pushing for more alternative energy, many are predicting that wind turbine construc
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16 years ago
PA comes down hard on smoking ban violators
Within Philadelphia’s boundaries, city law dictates where smokers can light up. Outside the city – in restaurants, bars, and
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16 years ago
Single working moms still have time to spend with their family
University of Maryland sociologists have found single working moms aren’t doing too badly when it comes to spending quality time wi
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16 years ago
The Dead rising again at the Spectrum
By: Tom MacDonald
Four of the original members of the Grateful Dead are going on tour. Tickets go on sale this morning and WHYY
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16 years ago
Port Authority back to funding economic development
The Delaware River Port Authority is planning to fund more special projects, after a DRPA committee voted yesterday to use $11 million f
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16 years ago
Pharmaceutical industry could face lower prices
Pharmaceutical powerhouse Pfizer is reportedly in talks to acquire rival drug maker Wyeth. What could the deal mean for the medication y
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16 years ago
Brady bans “Made in China” souvenirs from Capitol gift shop
By: Tom MacDonald
A U.S. Congressman from Philadelphia says he has instituted a ban on foreign made items in the U.S. Capital Gift
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16 years ago