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  • Students Have Plan for Closed School Buildings

    This June, 23 Philadelphia public schools will be closed for good, adding around 65 acres to the city’s already heavy burden of vacant land. For the city, dealing with these soon-to-be-empty buildings is just one facet of the ongoing crisis in public education, a consequence of population loss, competition from charter schools, and civic disinvestment at all levels of ...

  • Faith-Healing Couple Could Have Bail Revoked

    The couple had been on probation for failing to prevent their other son Kyle’s death in 2009. The 2-year-old died after contracting pneumonia, an illness prosecutors said could have been prevented with basic medical ...

  • High Injury Rates for Young Players Worry Doctors

    The team doctors agree that they see too many young athletes with very serious injuries. Many of those injuries are related to the wear and tear that occur with constant ...

  • Consumer Advocate Scammers Prey On Veterans During Memorial Day

    – As we head into another Memorial Day weekend and remember the men and women who gave their lives fighting for our freedom, consumer advocates say this is a big weekend for veterans to be targeted by scams. Consumer advocates say the scams not only target veterans and their families but calls go out this weekend from organizations that claim the money you donate will be funneled to ...

  • Amnesty offered to those owing unemployment funds

    Pennsylvania will waive a portion of the penalties and interest for those who owe money to the states unemployment compensation trust fund. The amnesty runs from June 1 through Aug. 31, said the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, the Times Leader reported. It is for individuals who received payments up to June 30, 2012 and employers who owe contributions up to April 30 of last ...


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The Gift [DVD]

The Gift [DVD]

The Gift is a gripping genre concoction stirred together out of equal parts suspense-thriller, horror film, ghost story, and rural small-town melodrama. This Southern Gothic mix was brewed by writers Billy Bob Thorton and Tom Epperson, whose previous work together includes A Family Thing (1995) and One False Move (1991), and brought to a boil by director Sam Raimi, whose skil ... ...

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  • Campbell Soup buys baby food maker

    Campbell Soup says its buying baby food maker Plum Organics for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into higher growth areas, Food Business News reported. Emeryville, Calif.-based Plum makes food for babies, toddlers and children and was owned by private equity firm Catterton Partners. The Plum addition will take Campbells portfolio of child-focused soups, beverages and snacks to annual ...

  • Liquor cigarette tax hikes to pass City Council

    With the Philadelphia School District in desperate need of money, the City Council considering an increase on cigarette and liquor taxes, said the City Paper. Cigarette taxes would increase by $2 per pack, while liquor-by-the-drink would go from 10 percent to 15 ...

  • Lacrosse championship to net region $25M

    The NCAA Mens and Womens Lacrosse Championships, taking place here beginning Friday, are expected to generate $25 million for the regions economy. The Divisions I, II, III mens lacrosse matches will take place from May 25 to May 27 at Lincoln Financial Field in South Philadelphia. The NCAA Division I womens lacrosse matches will be held at Villanova University in Villanova, Pa. on May 24 and May ...

  • Wacky events woo tourists to post-Sandy Shore

    Whether it's a hermit crab beauty pageant, a French fry sculpture contest or a Pamper scamper race, Ocean City, N.J. has never been short on wacky promotions. And they are all the brainchild of Mark Soifer, the city's longtime public relations director, who is profiled here by ...

  • Temple job fair draws big crowd

    The line of applicants snaked back several blocks in North Philadelphia at Temple Universitys 7th Annual Neighborhood Job Fair, ABC6 reported. Organizers called the event one of the largest local job fairs with nearly 2,000 people attending last year and even more expected this ...

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