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Joel Mathis

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Contractors Face New Requirements in the New Year

Requirements were announced today.

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Tom Corbett May Give Liquor Privatization Another Shot in 2014

A billion-dollar budget deficit may provide the spark.

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Behind the Sequins Will Tell You Most of What You Need to Know About Mummers

Watch the video series to prepare for the New Year.

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UPDATE: Water Main Break Disrupts Traffic, Schools

Sixty-inch main opens up in Juniata section

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Suit: NJ Real Estate Agents Used Unsold Home for Sex

Guess what security cameras saw?

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Les Bowen Thinks Some Eagles Fans Are A Little Too Psyched About Having a White QB

Why do fans like Nick Foles so much?

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Eagles Honor Cheerleader-Turned-Soldier

Former cheerleader honored at Bears game.

Revel — which tried to be a casino that wasn't really a casino by banning smoking and focusing on entertainment that didn't involve slots — is for sale. While the building is certainly gorgeous, it's also been a dismal failure. It opened in 2012 and filed for bankruptcy 10 months later. If it sells, that selling price will be an indication of Atlantic City's gambling market, which right now is about as healthy as smokers chained to slot machines at Revel right now. (They dropped the non-smoking policy in 2013, natch.) The Atlantic Club, formerly the Atlantic City Hilton, sold for a paltry $23.4 million to a Caesars/Tropicana partnership (in comparison: the Sands sold for $250 million in 2006). The Atlantic Club is no longer operating, and just last week Caesars, which is the dominant casino company in Atlantic City, said it might start shutting down properties. So don't expect the Revel number to be a blockbuster.
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Atlantic Club Closes; Hard Rock Could Buy Revel

Atlantic City still troubled as 2013 comes to a close.

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Penn State Wins NCAA Volleyball Title

Some good news from the athletics department!

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Pickpockets Hit Center City Cafés

Keep a close eye on your bag.

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An Agnostic at Christmas

Mathis: What do we tell our son about a faith we no longer share?

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The Redneck Minstrelry of Duck Dynasty

Phil Robertson said some ugly stuff. But A&E made this monster.

PA Governor Tom Corbett
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Tom Corbett: Literally Unbelievable

Mathis: Is the governor telling the truth about his gay rights conversion?

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Flyers Will Wear Philly Police Patches Tonight

They’ll be playing the Blue Jackets, natch.

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Streets Dept Names Top Public Art of the Year

Prank on Parking Authority leads the way.