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By James Jay Carafano If a child comes home with a "needs improvement" on his kindergarten report card, most parents won't panic. They know there is time to get the kid up to standard before the...
View ArticleDemands at home should be priority.
By John B. Quigley More spending on the military is not what this country needs. A Republican-backed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2016 has passed the House of Representatives. It would...
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Comedian TOMMY CHONG is undergoing treatment for rectal cancer, two years after he declared himself free of the disease. The Cheech & Chong star and marijuana advocate was diagnosed with prostate...
View ArticleWoman found dead, throat slashed, in E. Mt. Airy home
An East Mt. Airy woman was found dead inside her home with her throat slashed and car missing at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday. Police say they were called to her home on the 300 block of Roumfort...
View ArticleDavid Jones named Philly's Youth Poet Laureate
Seventeen-year-old David Jones, who'll be a senior this fall at West Philadelphia High, was not surprised when he learned he was named Philadelphia's next Youth Poet Laureate. "It was super cool," he...
View ArticleOn time - and just in time - city leaders sign new 5-year airport lease
WITH MUCH fanfare, a new airport lease agreement came in for a final and smooth landing yesterday after a somewhat turbulent journey to Mayor Nutter's desk. Nutter and City Council President Darrell...
View ArticleTutor Perini's Phila. office gets $239M hotel-building contract
Tutor Perini Corp.'s Philadelphia office has been awarded a $239 million contract to build a Center City hotel that will be split between two Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide brands. In a...
View ArticleReview: Borgata Festival Park plants seeds of promise for A.C.
While Atlantic City's casino-hotel scene is at a troubled moment, two events - growth spurts, really - point toward better days. At the very least, July 4's opening of developer Bart Blatstein's...
View ArticleNo major setback for Sixers' Joel Embiid, says KU coach Bill Self
IT WAS A DAY of speculation concerning the navicular bone in the right foot of 76ers center Joel Embiid. Saturday, of course, the team sent a statement that a CT scan showed that the healing in the...
View ArticleCourt rules in favor of Chesco school district
PHOENIXVILLE Commonwealth Court has ruled in favor of the Phoenixville Area School District's condemnation of a local golf course whose owners sued the district for seizing the 43-acre property. The...
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View Article48-inch main bursts in Nicetown, floods shopping center
A major water main ruptured Thursday afternoon in the city's Nicetown section, flooding a shopping center and forcing the evacuation of customers, authorities said. Shortly before 3 p.m., the 48-inch...
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View ArticleLOVE Park to be renamed for McCartney concert
Philadelphia's iconic LOVE Park statue will be transformed Sunday night into "ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE PARK," to honor Paul McCartney's sold-out show at the Wells Fargo Center. A fully illuminated visual...
View Article1 dead in fiery West Goshen crash
One person was killed in a fiery overnight crash in Chester County. Dispatchers said emergency crews were called to Route 322 near Penn Drive in West Goshen Township just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday....
View ArticleBurlesque star Blaze Starr, 83
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Blaze Starr, a burlesque star and stripper whose affair with a 1950s-era Louisiana governor gained notoriety for both parties, died yesterday at age 83. Starr's nephew, Earsten...
View ArticleNew candidate announces for special Delco election
DELAWARE COUNTY New candidate announces for special election MEDIA As both political parties have ramped up for a special election in the 161st District, a third candidate has entered the mix. On...
View ArticleCouncil Rock buses to use propane
BUCKS COUNTY Council Rock buses to use propane NEWTOWN One of Bucks County's largest school districts will power its 150 school buses with propane, switching from the more traditional diesel fuel....
View ArticleDalai Lama to get 2015 Liberty Medal
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet and of Buddhists around the world, will receive the 2015 Liberty Medal in Philadelphia recognition of his advocacy for human rights. His Holiness will...
View ArticleNew Montco zoning plans to be on display
MONTGOMERY COUNTY New zoning plans to be on display during walking tour NARBERTH A walking tour of Narberth on Wednesday will show off the community's new zoning plans. The zoning plan is designed to...
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