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Atheist billboard with Bible quote on slavery vandalized on 1st day up

(3/7/12) Only one day after being unveiled, a billboard featuring a quote from the Bible and an image of a slave wearing a spiked collar has been...
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Duck boat tragedy in Philadelphia: Boat, body found (photo)

July 9, 2010 -- Today, the stalled duck boat that crashed into the barge in a Philadelphia river was found. Sadly, so was a body, one of two...
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A tribute to beloved actress Brittany Murphy, truly a 'Girl, Interrupted'

December 21, 2009 -- The late Brittany Murphy, who passed away yesterday morning (December 20) at 8 a.m. in Los Angeles, was an esteemed Hollywood...
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Road trip detours - Fort Necessity and Addison Toll House in southwest Pennsylvania

During a 2009 coast-to-coast road trip across the United States, I made several detours away from the main route I'd planned take. While...
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Fillin' Up in Philadelphia

In the words of Borat, "Wa wow Wee Wa!!" That's how I felt when I ate my way through Philadelphia! Sure, the history, the Rocky steps and...
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Legal team wants Supreme Court to hear banned Bible-reading case

The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to hear a case in which the parent of a kindergarten student was denied permission to share a Bible story and...
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George Clymer was a patent pending patriot

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 16, 1739, George Clymer was the son of Christopher Clymer and Deborah Fitzwater. His father was from a...
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Robert Morris helped to fund the American Revolution; then died in poverty

Robert Morris was born in or near Liverpool, England on January 31, 1734 to a mother he never knew. His father’s occupation was that of a...
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George Taylor was the iron man of Pennsylvania

Little is known of George Taylor’s early life. In 1716, he was born in Ireland, then immigrated to the colonies at the age of 20 in 1736. His...
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Jimmy Stewart Museum celebrates birth of classic star

The Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, PA, will celebrate the birthday of beloved Hollywood star, James Stewart, on Saturday, May 19, 2012, with...
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