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Expert: Using Less Electricity Could Lessen Burden Of Recovery From Disasters

Natural disasters cost every one of us, even if we’re not hit by a hurricane or tornado and someone has added up the bill.

2013/06/16

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Poll Shows Americans’ Confidence In Congress At All Time Low

A new Gallup poll released on Thursday shows that just 10% of Americans have faith in the United States Congress.

2013/06/14

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Unemployment Rates Fall In Nearly All US Cities

In Ocean City, New Jersey, unemployment declined to 13.8 percent last month, from 17.1 percent in March.

2013/05/29

Attiyah Burgess (left) with her mother. (credit: Cherri Gregg)

Local Non-Profit Awards Scholarships To Young Social Activists

The Hardy Williams Education Fund awarded scholarships to six students in Philadelphia interested in careers in government, law or social action.

2013/05/19

Parents Seeing More Food, Skin Allergies In Children

“We don’t really have the answer,” said Dr. Lara Akinbami of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the senior author of the new report released Thursday.

2013/05/06

Many Pa. State Websites, Recently Outsourced, Go Dark

Many of Pennsylvania’s state government websites are offline, and officials aren’t providing details about the cause or its likely duration.

2013/04/15

Health: Cancer Patient Care In Jeopardy

Some cancer patients might have trouble finding treatments because of budget cuts. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl says this is affecting patients who get chemotherapy in community clinics.

2013/04/11

Drexel University Selected To Participate In Nationwide Emergency Preparedness Initiative

The United States Homeland Security Secretary was in Philadelphia Tuesday to make an announcement about a new pilot program to strengthen security on college campuses.

2013/04/02

Author: Unemployment An Issue Because People Train For Wrong Jobs

Unemployment remains a stubborn problem and the head of a high tech staffing firm says one reason is too many of us train for the wrong jobs.

2013/03/23

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Local Advocacy Groups Sound Alarm About Impending Federal Budget Cuts

You can call them “Fiscal Cliff II” or “sequestration” or anything else ominous, but to the groups who serve the unemployed and those on medical assistance, they’re just plain bad news.

2013/02/20

New Jersey Democrats Want To Hire ‘Integrity Monitors’ To Prevent Misuse Of Sandy Aid

Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver said Friday they’ll introduce a bill that will spell out the exact responsibilities of the monitors.

2013/01/25

Founder Of Camden Children’s Garden To Fight Impending Move

Children’s Garden director Mike Devlin says he received a letter from the state Treasury Department last week saying that the garden needs to move by March 31 so the land can go to the Adventure Aquarium.

2013/01/25

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Camden’s Cooper Health System To Pay $12.6 Million Settlement To State, Federal Government

Camden’s Cooper Health System has agreed to a $12.6 million settlement resolving allegations the hospital entered into improper consulting and compensation agreements with physicians while building its cardiology program.

2013/01/24

Author Compares Pirates To Big Business, Government

We seem to have an on-going fascination with pirates, from Halloween costumes to movies, but a multi-media movement argues that they are a driving progressive force.

2013/01/12