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BRIEF: Woman hit by stray bullet a block from shooting scene
The Philadelphia InquirerFour people were wounded when gunfire erupted Wednesday night in the Elmwood section of Southwest Philadelphia, police said. One of the victims was a woman who suffered a graze wound to her head while she was in a second-floor bedroom one block from...Tags: Shootings, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Corbett nominates new education secretary
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteGov. Tom Corbett is putting a new face on his often-unpopular education policies -- nominating a new secretary of education -- while keeping the current secretary in a newly created position as a special adviser on higher education. Nominated to...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, West Point, Students, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Politics
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Ruth Thomas
Ruth Butterfield Thomas, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. She was born Nov. 20, 1925, in Evansville, Ind., where she grew up and attended Bosse High School. In 1943, she went to DePauw University and then Purdue University graduating with a B.S. in 1947....
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Successful 'Marriage' worth the work
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Jordan Shanahan never has sung this role. Rachel Schutz rarely has had to sing so much. No problem, they said. "Oh, it's more than the difficulty," Shanahan said. "It is a shorter rehearsal period, but it's not impossible. I knew what I was getting...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music, Education, Colleges and Universities, Culture
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Democrat gets APME grant
The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Mo.The Democrat was recently named the winner of the Associated Press Media Editor's Community Journalism Public Service Initiative and will receive a $1,000 grant for a summer-long project on the impact of meth in the community. Democrat Editor Dennis...Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Civil and Public Service, Conservation, Government
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Philadelphia 'a living monument' to the Civil War
The Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphians were clearly tired of the Civil War in the days leading up to the invasion. They read regular newspaper accounts of Union setbacks and horrific battlefield losses while wounded soldiers filled their hospitals and fresh military units...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Sociology
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Harner expected to be named Pa. education secretary
The Philadelphia InquirerA central Pennsylvania school superintendent who worked briefly as a Philadelphia School District administrator has emerged as the favorite to succeed Gov. Corbett's outgoing education secretary. Administration officials who spoke on condition of...Tags: Gainesville, Politics, Executive Branch, Government, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia Traffic Court is one step closer to extinction
Philadelphia Daily NewsLADELPHIA Traffic Court is closer to extinction after just one Democrat voted yesterday to save the controversial agency. The state House's Judiciary Committee voted to approve two pieces of legislation designed to abolish the court. The full House...Tags: Delaware County, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries, Politics, Dominic Pileggi
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EDITORIAL: Gosnell's 'house of horrors'
The Akron Beacon JournalOn both sides of the abortion-rights divide, the sentiment is that Kermit Gosnell got what he deserved. After a five-week trial and 10 days of deliberation, a jury convicted the 72-year-old Philadelphia doctor on three counts of first-degree murder, a...Tags: Abortion, Laws, Criminal Laws, Abusive Behavior, Kermit Gosnell
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Revel exits bankruptcy, hopes for a strong summer
The Philadelphia InquirerRevel's exit strategy from Chapter 11 bankruptcy was approved by a judge Monday, clearing the way for the lavish but financially troubled casino to restructure its finances and pump resources into better marketing and new amenities in time for the busy...Tags: Finance, Financially Distressed Companies, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy
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Bethlehem mayoral candidates each raise more than $55,000
Democrats J. William Reynolds and Robert Donchez raised nearly the same amount of money this year for the Bethlehem mayoral contest, but Donchez's early fundraising efforts from last year were too large to surpass. Donchez had $167,600 to spend on the...Tags: Pen Argyl, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Primaries, Politics, Elections
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Friends on woman's death: 'This can't be true'
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.Linda Serrano's friends said she and her husband, Carlos Serrano, were the perfect match. "You looked at the two of them and you knew they belonged together," said Rob Scanlon of Swiftwater. A passing motorist found Linda Serrano, 46, of East...Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Scranton, Cinco de Mayo, Smithfield, American Red Cross
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