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Study confirms poverty hits the suburbs, too
The Philadelphia InquirerSay poverty in the Philadelphia area, and it conjures images of North Philadelphia or Kensington, not the suburbs. But the suburbs on both sides of the Delaware River are becoming steadily poorer, part of a national trend that confounds long-held...Tags: Think Tanks, Poverty, Cerebral Palsy, Kensington, Camden County
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Too many defaults on modified mortgages
Considering the hoops that too many borrowers have to go through to obtain mortgage modifications, the news from the Treasury Department wasn't encouraging. In an April 24 report to Congress, the Office of the Special Inspector General for the...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Marketing, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated
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Network offerings for fall have the ring of the familiar
The Philadelphia InquirerAny way you look at it, it was a tough year for the networks. Broadcast ratings dropped by an average of 7.5 percent, the steepest decline in six years. NBC's "Do No Harm" notched the smallest audience for a series debut in broadcast history and was...Tags: Happy Endings (tv program), Television, Josh Holloway, Do No Harm (tv program), Parenthood (tv program)
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Reviews of new pop music releases
The Philadelphia InquirerDAFT PUNK "Random Access Memories" (Columbia, 2 1/2 stars) The mysterious Frenchmen of Daft Punk _ Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo _ are never seen without their trusty robot helmets. But while they keep their faces hidden for the...Tags: Animal Collective (music group), The National (music group), Music Industry, Electronics, Dining and Drinking
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W.W. Keen Butcher, longtime CEO of Butcher & Singer
The Philadelphia InquirerWilliam Williams Keen Butcher, 97, of Chestnut Hill, CEO of the former Philadelphia brokerage firm Butcher & Singer and former chair of the Committee of Seventy public watchdog group, died at home Wednesday, May 15. A U.S. Army major who served in World...Tags: Walnuts, Ronald Reagan, Christianity, Anglicanism, George W. Bush
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Woman sentenced to 6 years in prison in theft of Ben Franklin bust
The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA A Philadelphia woman was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for stealing a rare bust of Benjamin Franklin from a Bryn Mawr home. Prosecutors said U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones II also ordered 47-year-old Andrea Lawton to serve...Tags: Justice System, Punishment, Elkton, Prosecution, Prisons
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Villanova graduates a record number of female engineers
The Philadelphia InquirerCalling a typical American engineering school a boys' club would be an understatement -- on average, women make up 18.2 percent of engineering undergraduates nationwide. It's a statistic that hasn't gone unnoticed, with colleges and universities...Tags: Graduation, Teachers, Villanova University, Engineering, Colleges and Universities
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Papelbon says he's a become a better pitcher by adjusting speeds
The Philadelphia InquirerPHILADELPHIA Jonathan Papelbon is in the century club. According to baseball-almanac.com, there is video evidence of his fastball being clocked at 100 mph during an April 22, 2008 game at Fenway Park. It's a cool accomplishment because there are so few...Tags: Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Citizens Bank Park
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N.J. developmental centers brace for huge change
The Philadelphia InquirerWith its imposing, Victorian-era buildings and leafy, college-like campus, the Vineland Developmental Center was in its time a state-of-the-art institution for treating young women with complex mental and emotional disorders. At its peak in the late...Tags: Learning Disability, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Supreme Court
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Harbor, Avant try defense during Eagles workouts
The Philadelphia InquirerChip Kelly has been open about his desire for versatile players, a trait sought by many coaches. But Kelly's search for versatility stretches beyond convention, as evidenced by at least two roster experiments during organized team activities last week....Tags: Philadelphia Eagles, Brent Celek, Andy Reid, Football, National Football League
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Inside the Phillies column
The Philadelphia InquirerIt was 4:47 p.m. Sunday when a beaming Charlie Manuel sauntered into his team's clubhouse. He found Freddy Galvis, shook the diminutive hero's hand, and disappeared to pack for an eight-game road trip. As Galvis described his elation upon hitting an...Tags: Ryan Howard, Delmon Young, Aroldis Chapman, Mike Adams (baseball), National League East
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The Philadelphia Inquirer Diane Mastrull column
The Philadelphia InquirerKip Anthony was a farm boy from the Midwest who went on to become a mechanical engineer at big companies doing big things. His work included preserving the rich sound of Steinway pianos, reconfiguring jet engines to move oil and gas through pipelines,...Tags: Standards, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Petroleum Industry, Employees
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