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City to use social networking sites for emergency information
By: Tom MacDonald The city of Philadelphia is using new media to contact people in case of emergency. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald r ...
16 years ago
Abundance of schemes may keep investors vigilant
Several local ponzi schemes have been uncovered since Bernard Madoff was arrested in New York last month for allegedly using billions of ...
16 years ago
Business leaders discuss economic downturn
By: Bill Hangley Some of the region’s top business leaders gather tomorrow for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce& ...
16 years ago
Personal Finance with Jeff Brown: No Mr. Bond, I expect you to rise
By: Jeff Brown Bonds are supposed to be safe but they haven’t been living up to that reputation lately. Personal Finance Exp ...
16 years ago
A drop in unscheduled playtime
Unscheduled playtime is endangered at the expense of children. So says a Temple University psychologist Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and others atte ...
16 years ago
Parents in New Jersey have just a few days left to comply with a new law that requires their children to have flu shots or risk having th ...
16 years ago
Is the stimulus package a good solution to a bad economy?
Is President-elect Barack Obama’s stimulus package stimulating a good response from consumers? Dave Heller and Frank Newport break ...
16 years ago
Senate race open with the exit of Chris Matthews
By: Bill Hangley Experts say Pennsylvania’s 2010 senate race is wide open now that political talk show host Chris Matthews i ...
16 years ago
Sugarhouse Casino takes case to the Supreme Court
Lawyers for Sugarhouse casino say the city of Philadelphia has blocked efforts to build on the waterfront in Fishtown and have taken thei ...
16 years ago
Five New Jersey institutions for the disabled to close
By: Mary Fuchs A proposal to close five of New Jersey’s seven state-run institutions for the disabled is drawing both critic ...
16 years ago
A hotly debated Bush Administration rule for health workers goes into effect January 19th. When President-elect Barack Obama takes ...
16 years ago