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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

GOP state senator at Capitol during attack urged to resign

Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, said Sen. Doug Mastriano's words and actions since November encouraged a coup attempt and inspired the people behind it.

6 years ago

The teen's father, jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold, recorded the confrontation at a New York hotel in December and put the video online. (Keyon Harrold)
Courts & Law

Woman who accused Black teen of stealing phone is arrested

Miya Ponsetto, 22, was jailed Thursday in Ventura County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office there said. It wasn't immediately clear what charges she might face.

6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Politics & Policy

Stay or go? After Trump-fueled riot, aides debate early exit

“Nobody is fooled by these last-second, come-to-Jesus conversions,” said Rick Wilson, co-founder of the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans fiercely critical of Trump.

6 years ago

Members of the U.S. Secret Service Counter Assault Team walk through the Rotunda as they and other federal police forces responded as violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol today, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Courts & Law

Police officer’s death intensifies Capitol siege questions

The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick was injured “while physically engaging with protesters" during the Wednesday riot.

6 years ago

At a Jan. 6 protest at Camden's City Hall,  Ivonne Escobedo Rojas, 5, holds up a sign with the name of Sharp School. Sharp is among several public schools in the city that may be closed by the end of this month. (April Saul for WHYY)
Education

‘How am I going to drop off my kids?’: Parents, stakeholders fret at proposed Camden school closures

Division is growing among parents and others as a proposed plan to close several Camden public schools appears to inch closer to reality.

6 years ago

Christmas trees put out in the trash
PlanPhilly
Lifestyle

How to recycle or reuse your Christmas tree — from feeding goats to saving dunes

Where to go and what to do if you want to get rid of your Christmas tree without stressing sanitation workers or the environment.

6 years ago

Trump supporters rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Numb,’ ‘disappointed,’ and divided: Pa. voters say insurrection at Capitol was a turning point

Much of the reaction among Biden and Trump supporters caused reactions that broke along existing political fault lines.

6 years ago

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Police detain protesters in the aftermath of a march calling for justice over the death of George Floyd on Interstate 676 in Philadelphia, Monday, June 1, 2020. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Philly protesters’ lawyer: Police treatment of Capitol rioters shows two ‘Americas’

Attorney Liliana Zaragoza said the Capitol riots revealed that law enforcement “can refrain from using force when they choose.”

6 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington.
Politics & Policy

‘Wrecking ball to the American political structure’: Insurrection in D.C. further divides Pa. pols

Less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated, fractures in Pa.’s evenly split congressional delegation have widened.

6 years ago

Registered nurses swab patients during testing for COVID-19 at Mifflin Square Park
Health

Waiting several days for COVID-19 test results? Check with the lab

Part of the delay in delivering results may not be because of overwhelming test volume at labs, but slow communication to patients.

6 years ago

A Montco commissioner meeting got heated on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 when Commission Chair Valerie Arkoosh called County Commissioner Joe Gale 'a racist.' (Zoom)
Politics & Policy

Montco, Delco elected leaders react to violent insurrection at the Capitol Building

The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners virtual meeting turned into a heated exchange about racism after Capitol insurrection and summer protests.

6 years ago

Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., cleans up debris and trash strewn across the floor in the early morning hours after protesters stormed the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

‘What else could I do?’ NJ Rep. Kim helps clean up Capitol

Kim, a second-term Democrat from a district Trump won twice, wasn’t looking for publicity, according to one colleague who came upon him and didn’t recognize him at first.

6 years ago

Trump supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Politics & Policy

Harrisburg’s political tensions demonstrated in chaos at the Capitol

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer about how Pa.’s political disarray stoked tensions in D.C. this week.

6 years ago

Listen 5:41
In this image from video, Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP)
Politics & Policy

‘Woefully unprepared:’ U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean on living through Capitol attack

Pa. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean spoke with Morning Edition’s Jennifer Lynn the morning after the attack at the U.S. Capitol.

6 years ago

Listen 5:57
Supporters of President Donald Trump stand inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. man arrested during Capitol insurrection unrepentant: ‘The doors were open.’

A Pa. Trump supporter was one of the few insurrectionists arrested Wednesday for storming the nation’s capital in an attempt to disrupt the 2020 election.

6 years ago

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