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Joel Mathis

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Colorado Strikes Back Against Christie Pot Slam

Gov. John Hickenlooper compares quality-of-life statistics.

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Butkovitz Looks Likely for Mayoral Run

Hires high-profile strategist, but mum on official announcement.

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Has Philly Sold Its Soul to Comcast?

NYT op-ed questions city’s relationship to its highest-profile business.

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Report: Paterno to Get New Statue in State College

Alumni-backed memorial to be located two miles from original site.

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Apparently the Main Line Is One Giant Episode of Weeds

Doctor, daughter arrested for growing and selling pot.

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Rutgers-Camden Names new Chancellor

Phoebe Haddon was the dean of Maryland’s law school.

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Masterman Is Once Again PA’s Top School

According to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

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Philadelphians Get to Work Late

10 minutes later than the rest of the nation.

Former 76er Evan Turner with the Pacers
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Former Sixer Battles Teammate in Playoffs

Evan Turner gets into a fistfight.

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School Officials Didn’t Know of Main Line Drug Investigation

Prosecutors say schools don’t want the image problem.

Yes, still. Compared to the absolute destruction on many North Jersey beaches, where homes are still empty and entire blocks have been bulldozed, our South Jersey shores fared relatively well (and I say relatively because some people here lost everything). Still, climate change isn't going away, and neither are issues of flood zones and flood insurance, nor the debate of whether or not our barrier island beach towns will be here for the long haul, and what we can do to protect them (i.e. dunes — the Margate resistance to dunes should continue to be nasty). We'll hit the two-year anniversary in October, but expect this to be affecting policy for a long time. I still hear people talking about the Storm of '62. Sandy will be on our lips more than 50 years from now, too.
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Poll: Jersey Still Feeling Effects of Sandy

Two-thirds of residents say state not back to normal.

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Phillies Tickets Are Really Expensive

Only the Cubs,Yankees and Red Sox charge more

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It Is Now Legal to Be Both Pregnant and Employed in Philadelphia

Employers are required to notify employees starting this week.

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3 Reasons Republicans Shouldn’t Worry About the Comcast Merger

It’s not like the GOP has opposed media consolidation before.

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Philly High School Football Team Featured in Documentary

MLK Cougars are the focus of the film, to be shown on ESPN.