You've been thinking about starting your own business. Advice from someone who has taken the leap and survived can mean the difference between your success and failure. SCORE volunteers are experienced business people who can help you make the right moves and avoid pitfalls. If you've already started your business, SCORE can help you too.

The thought of striking out on your own...

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A Swarthmore College graduate has been piling up his winnings on TV's Jeopardy. Arthur Chu, now 30 years old, has reached third on the show's list of money winners excluding special tournaments. As of Friday's show, Chu has accumulated $261,000 in winnings. Chu says he maintains an edge by jumping around categories while he controls the board.

Upper Darby police are looking for...

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Bensalem Police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects wanted in connection with the theft of about $100,000 in jewelry from three local stores. On Tuesday at about 6 p.m., a white male wearing a black jacket and knit hat entered Sears at Neshaminy Mall. He then went to the jewelry department and cut the cable which secured a spinning displaying case full of jewelry to the...

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Mayor Nutter announced today that he has reached a deal with a Connecticut company to sell the Philadelphia Gas Works for over $1 ½ billion. The company, UIL Holdings Corp., based in New Haven would buy the public works for $1.86 billion. Some terms of the deal include holding the base rate for three years, continuing low-income assistance programs, and guaranteeing current PGW workers...

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Back in November, iradiophilly hosted our first Thanksgiving Homecoming Concert featuring Haverford's Dave Patten (who had just appeared in the movie Delivery Man), Phoenixville's Matt Cermanski (fresh off competition on NBC's The Voice), and up-and-coming singer Ashley Leone from Blue Bell.

The...

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March 1/2 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "America" by Yes
2) "Scarlet Ribbons" by Harry Belafonte
3) "It's a Hard Life/Giving It All Away" by Roger Daltrey
4) "Mighty Quinn" by Manfred Mann
5) "Handbags & Gladrags" by Rod Stewart
6) "I Can't Stand It" by Lou Reed
7) "Pale Blue Eyes" by Velvet Underground
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A Winter Storm Warning is now over for the immediate Philadelphia area this afternoon. The good news for Philly is that the brunt of this storm took a track further south. Parts of New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland could see a foot from this storm. Points north, the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos are getting little to nothing from this system.

Pennsylvania has fallen in the...

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Delaware Governor Jack Markell issued a State of Emergency and Level 1 Driving Warning effective Monday, March 3rd at midnight. Additionally, Markell announced State of Delaware offices will be closed on Monday during business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All non-essential employees should not report to work during this period. Essential staff are to report as scheduled.

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Allen Iverson's #3 jersey was retired tonight in South Philly and raised to the rafters at the Wells Fargo Center in front of 20,000 cheering fans. His becomes the 8th jersey retired by the 76ers. AI was honored during a halftime ceremony and brought the crowd to it's feet with his signature hand-to-the-ear. Also in attendance were Julius Irving, Moses Malone, Dikembe Mutombo, Theo...

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We've certainly all had enough by now but winter still has three more weeks left yet. March is knocking on the door and it looks like a great big lion sitting on the doorstep. Saturday and Sunday should be seasonable with highs around 42, but another large winter storm will start to move into the area later Sunday. It could begin as rain or a mix before turning to all snow Sunday night...

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