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Film fights mental health stigmas
Local teen appears in new documentary about managing mental illness. An actor best known for his role as an unstable, coke-snortin ...
16 years ago
Insurers offer discounts for stepped-up participation in wellness programs
Employers get a payoff for nudging their workers toward wellness For years companies have set up wellness programs to help employe ...
16 years ago
Federal appeals court backs PA School District in Bible ban case
A U.S. court says a kindergartner’s mother cannot read Scripture during a show and tell about the student, even if the Bible is the ...
16 years ago
The General Motors bankruptcy has created as many questions as it answered about the future of the automaker. Will G.M. be able to emerge ...
16 years ago
Former Phila Prison Commisser: Privatizing prisons not always the best solution
Camden County may be considering privatizing a county jail in downtown Camden. Officials say they need to find a way to deal with overcro ...
16 years ago
Fast-tracked stimulus funds being rushed through City Council deliberations
Philadelphia City Council is in a race against the clock to determine how to allocate about $14 million dollars in stimulus money. The ap ...
16 years ago
Minority-owned contractors say they deserve more jobs from Convention Center expansion
Minority contractors don’t feel they are getting enough work on the expansion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The protests o ...
16 years ago
N.J. State Senator Dana Redd wins Democratic Mayoral Primary in Camden
State senator Dana Redd took a giant step toward becoming mayor of the City of Camden yesterday. She easily won the Democratic primary de ...
16 years ago
Rendell proposes changes to prescription drug programs
Governor Rendell is asking lawmakers to OK a series of changes to the PACE and PACENET programs he says would help 30,000 more seniors a ...
16 years ago