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Maybe it’s time for Pennsylvania to consider the whole early voting/voting by mail thing. Why do I say that? Because that might be the only way to get folks to vote in primaries or any other election in Philadelphia for that matter, when it rains.

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Comic book writers, extreme sports, spoken-word, film, a laugh-riot WURD radio kick-off, the heartwarming Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony on June 2 honoring J. California Cooper, evening author discussions, family-friendly events, and finally, the outdoor-indoor Saturday festival at Temple University.

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Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania. Addressing about 5,000 graduates at the Ivy League school in Philadelphia…

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Though she hasn’t made any definite decisions regarding her next steps after graduation, Williams does know she’d like to go into network news. She hopes to one day have her own talk show broadcast in both English and Spanish.

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Police say a 39-year-old southwest Philadelphia woman died Saturday after she was hit by a bullet meant for her son.

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On Saturday June 4th at 7:30 PM, Reelblack will host the World Premiere Screening of the Special Director’s Cut of the new half-hour short, ‘ladies and gentlemen jordan rock’, plus highlights from the last nine years. At The Rotunda, 40th and Walnut Streets from 7-9 PM.

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In 2001, the Fund for Children was established after negotiations, led in City Council by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown during the legislative process for new stadiums, resulted in $60 million in new funding contributed by the Phillies and the Eagles over a 30 year period to benefit the children of Philadelphia.

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Funeral services for Dr. Donald Lewis Clark were held April 30, 2011 at the Faith Community Church in Roslyn, PA. A dynamic speaker and tireless worker in the fields of education and civil rights, Dr. Clark had been president of the Willow Grove Branch of the NAACP for the past 11 years.

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The Committee of Seventy, a non-partisan organization that fights for fair elections, urges all media outlets to remind Pennsylvania voters of important deadlines to apply for, and to submit, absentee ballots, alternative ballots and emergency absentee ballots in order to vote in the May 17, 2011 Pennsylvania primary election.

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South Philadelphia community leader Damon K. Roberts announced today he is ending his campaign for Philadelphia City Council’s Second District in the May 17 Democratic Primary, effective immediately.

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