Antigun marchers draw skeptics: ‘They ain’t gonna protect us’
Gary Jackson watched from a lawn chair on his porch as Mayor Dana Redd and a group of about 40 marched down his Camden block Thursday evening, led by a minister pleading into a megaphone to stop gun violence in the city.
More youth sports coming to Camden
Camden officials, residents, and business leaders Wednesday applauded political power broker George E. Norcross III’s launch of a citywide youth athletics organization, a group Norcross said would help children in Camden enjoy the same opportunities for team sports as those who live in the suburbs.
Actress sues Phila., alleges lead contamination cover-up
A Shakespearean actress from West Philadelphia, represented by a major national law firm, has filed a class action suit claiming the city put her family – and tens of thousands of other Philadelphians – at a “significantly greater risk” for lead poisoning.
Pa. medical pot law sets off race to get ready
Medical marijuana won’t be available in Pennsylvania for at least two years, yet politicians, academics and entrepreneurs are already scrambling to brand themselves as industry leaders and experts.
How Philly widows use haiku to overcome their grief
For six years, Susan Gross has run a widows’ group that focuses on a landscape of life issues – loss, resilience, finances, careers.
Ubinas: How to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day
I’M TRYING hard not to be cynical about National Gun Violence Awareness Day, June 2. To mark the occasion, people are encouraged to #WearOrange.
Cop’s bullet flies into Temple U. Hospital lobby
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer’s bullet flew into a lobby at Temple University Hospital late Tuesday, one of three shots he fired at a driver whose car had collided with his motorcycle in North Philadelphia, police said.
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