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Philly Museum Marks 200 Years of Discovery
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is the nation’s oldest natural history museum, and it turns 200 next month. The Academy will mark its yearlong bicentennial celebration with a major new exhibition to open on March 24th. “We’re going to use the exhibit to celebrate the groundbreaking discoveries that scientists have uncovered here […]
Does Your Newer Car Have a Spare?
If you’re buying a new vehicle, you might want to look in the trunk. As car markers look to reduce vehicle weight to help improve fuel economy, some are looking at the spare tire. AAA says 13% of all new vehicles sold in the first half of 2011 had no spare at all. Half of […]
Whistle-blower Website Focuses on Appalachian Region
Inspired by Wikileaks, a group of freelance journalists and computer scientists has developed a website known as Honest Appalachia. “We hope to allow whistle-blowers to anonymously and securely upload documents to our site, which we will then vet for authenticity,” says co-founder Jim Tobias. It’s risky being a whistle-blower, according to Tobias. “So we felt that […]
Radio PA Roundtable 01.27.12
Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting on the top news stories of the week. Professionally produced and delivered every Friday, Roundtable includes commercial breaks for local sale and quarterly reports for affiliate files. Click the audio player below to hear the full broadcast: [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/witfaudio/radiopa/Roundtable01-27-12.mp3]
Gov. Taps Task Force to Reduce Prison Costs
The new Justice Reinvestment Initiative panel will be tasked with helping to reduce the crime rate, decrease recidivism and lower corrections costs. Corrections Secretary John Wetzel says the goals are all connected. “We know with better outcomes we have less people coming back. With less people coming back, that means they’re not screwing up when […]
A Final Goodbye…
He was more than a coach. Former players spanning six decades were represented at “A Memorial for Joe” on Thursday afternoon. They spoke of Joe Paterno the man, the educator, the role model. 1982 national championship quarterback Todd Blackledge called JoePa the most extraordinary person he’s ever known. 1970s receiver Jimmy Cefalo added that Paterno’s […]
Comparing Presidents in Reelection Years
In many respects, President Barack Obama is polling about the same in the Keystone State as George W. Bush did in his reelection year. For instance, this week’s Franklin & Marshall College Poll finds that 29% of PA voters approve of the way President Obama is handling the economy. Eight years ago, poll found that […]
“A Memorial for Joe”
Thousands of mourners and fans will pack into the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State today to say their final goodbyes to Joe Paterno, who passed away Sunday at age 85. “A Memorial for Joe” is scheduled to begin at 2:00pm. More than 10,000 free tickets for the event were snatched up in […]
Rendell calls on Corbett to Reverse Proposed Asset Test for Food Stamps
Former Governor Ed Rendell has hand delivered a letter to the office of Governor Corbett, asking him to cancel plans to renew an asset test for food stamp recipients. At a news conference on Wednesday, Rendell says the test that would eliminate people from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program based on their personal assets is […]
