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 Pilar Molina and Caitlin Resindez are the wife and daughter of Isreal Resendiz-Hernandez, a Norristown shop owner who was detained for deportation on Jan. 27. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Hunger strike draws closer look at deportation

Three immigration detainees being held in central Pennsylvania have been on a hunger strike to protest their continued detention and poss ...

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 Bob and Bill Sullivan from Philadelphia have been together for 22 years. They were denied a marriage license at Philadelphia's City Hall today, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

Gay couple seeking marriage license turned away in Philly

Challenges continue as efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania press on. A gay couple attempted to obtain a marriage ...

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Breaking the link between jobs and health coverage would be a wise move

The notion that Obamacare is a disaster is now normative. I heard a radio ad the other day. One person tells another, “You l ...

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 An abandoned car and a tree limb that took out a utility line block a road in the aftermath of a winter storm Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. An ice storm left more than 849,000 Pennsylvania households and businesses without electricity last week.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

5 things I learned when the power went out

Five things I learned last week after the power went out at my house: 1. People are kind, and kindness is priceless. It ...

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City blight unit lauded, decimated

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 WHYY and Philadelphia Business Journal host a conversation with the 2014 Pa. Gubernatorial candidates about jobs, innovation and economic development. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Dems tough on Corbett, kind to each other at WHYY-Business Journal forum

As Tom Corbett prepared to give his fourth budget address Tuesday, five Democratic candidates competed to do the most memorable job of ar ...

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Changes sought for Endangered Species Act

Republicans in Congress say a 40-year-old law meant to protect animals and plants from extinction has become bogged down by litigation an ...

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Community meetings about sale of vacant public schools [updated]

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 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski, the only Democrat from northeastern Pa. to launch a bid for governor, is ending his campaign. He is shown here in September 2013. (Mary Wilson/for NewsWorks)

Allentown mayor ends campaign, leaving 7 Dems in Pa. gubernatorial race

The mayor of Allentown has ended his quest to be Pennsylvania’s next governor. The decision came down to money, Ed Pawlowski said M ...

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 Dr. Eben Alexander's brain was attacked by severe bacterial meningitis what he says happened during seven days of coma makes up his best-selling book,

Science and religion – death match or lovers’ quarrel?

The other day, I stumbled across a book called Proof of Heaven. I had some time to kill and a latte in hand, so I started readin ...

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Keystone Crossroads: Shining a light on Pa.’s slow-motion crisis

Pennsylvania’s cities and towns have been putting out distress signals for years, but sometimes it seems as if no one is listening. ...

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You don’t have to be in the city to be for the city

I’m working on a deal to buy a house in Philadelphia. I mention this because, over my years as a commentator, my suburban ZI ...

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On City Council, who will replace Bill Green?

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Details on $40 million in state and city grants for new Comcast tower

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 Eight Democratic Pa. gubernatorial candidates are shown at a debate focused on environmental sustainability held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia. They disagreed on little but tried to distinguish themselves based on electability and personal style. (Holly Otterbein/WHYY)

Pa. Democrats running for governor try to out-green one another

Eight Democratic candidates for Pennsylvania governor sought to out-green one another last night at a debate focused on environmental sus ...

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