Laura Benshoff
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Watching the DNC from the other side of Philadelphia
Cashier Carmen Miranda has an answer ready when you ask her what delegates and political elites should see during their stay in Philadelp ...
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Sued for underpaying guest workers, Pa. lawncare company settles for $700,000
This week, landscaping company Earth Care, Inc., of Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, settled a case with nearly 100 foreign guest workers, who ...
9 years ago
Technology is sometimes blamed for obscuring facts — too many screens, showing too many perspectives and not enough context. ...
9 years ago
For this young Sanders delegate, the DNC caps off a wild ride
Until about a year ago, 24-year-old nanny Sabrina Fedrigo stayed away from politics. “I voted but I didn’t really care ...
9 years ago
Before the DNC, a ‘people’s convention’ sets its own, progressive agenda
Bernie Sanders supporters know their candidate won’t get the Democratic party nod Thursday, but they’d like to convert the bu ...
9 years ago
Welcome to Philadelphia-ish: DNC a boon for suburban hotels
Late last year, the Democratic National Convention Committee awarded contracts to 26 hotels around the region — including 10 in a ...
9 years ago
ListenPa.’s proposed recovery house regulations leave many lingering questions
Two years after convening a task force, Pennsylvania officials have released a set of recommendations to cover a huge gray area in the dr ...
9 years ago
For some delegates, political conventions hold real promise, not empty rituals
Let’s just get this out of the way: you might not know, or care who your delegates to the Republican and Democratic National Conven ...
9 years ago
ListenMontco DA puts satellite office in Pottstown to tackle crime rates
Last year, a joint effort between the Montgomery County district attorney’s office and the Pottstown Borough Police Department — ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia losing families to Pa. suburbs
A new study from Pew Charitable Trust’s Philadelphia Research Initiative shows that families are leaving Philadelphia for surroundi ...
9 years ago
To pare down school costs, Pottstown votes to privatize crossing guards
Cities and school districts looking to cut costs sometimes turn to third-party providers to pare down their loads — privatizing everyth ...
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Black Pa. lawmakers respond to ‘gruesome’ media coverage of shootings
Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus spoke out today about what they called “insensitive” media coverage of b ...
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