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Multiple deaths after school bus collides with dump truck

May 17, 2018

MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. (AP) — A school bus taking children on a field trip to a New Jersey historic site collided with a dump truck Thursday, ripping the bus apart, knocking it on its side and killing multiple people, officials said. The front end of the school bus appeared to be ripped off as it…

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SEPTA joins Careerlink for Nicetown CDC Job Fair

May 17, 2018

SEPTA recruiters, in conjunction with Pennsylvania CareerLink Philadelphia representatives, gave Nicetown residents looking for new careers an advantage over their competition during a job fair on Thursday, May 10, 2018.  Presenters provided job fair participants with an in-depth overview of how to create profiles and best practices for completing online job applications through company websites. …

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2018 Primary Election “At a Glance” Voters Guide

May 11, 2018

Next Tuesday, Pennsylvania will hold its first election since Congressional voting district lines were modified by the Commonwealth’s Supreme Court. The previous district lines, which were drawn after the 2010 Census, created areas that skewed outcomes in favor of the GOP candidates. The gerrymandered districts were drawn in a convoluted manner — resulting in one…

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The Ultimate Insult

May 11, 2018

While I understand the desire for accountability that comes with the demand to know where all of the money from Sheriff’s Sale ads goes, you can ask for that accountability without discounting the careers of those of us who choose to tell the stories of marginalized people.   By Denise Clay When I read the…

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Guest Editorial: The Audacity of Privilege

May 11, 2018

The Philadelphia Inquirer wants and expects to be the only game in town as a media presence by any means necessary, much to the dismay of minority neighborhood newspapers.   By Teresa A. Emerson Philadelphia’s minority and multi-cultural news media organizations are under attack. And if the Philadelphia Inquirer has its way, some of them…

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Mastery Charter Principal to Compete in American Ninja Warrior This Weekend

May 11, 2018

“He wants to use the high-profile competition to bring attention to the inequities of public school funding.” PHILADELPHIA – Stuart Warshawer, principal of Mastery Charter’s Harrity Elementary School will compete this weekend for a spot on the hit television series, American Ninja Warrior. Warshawer, who has been with Mastery for several years, and an avid…

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