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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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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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Inside the New Jersey State House building in Trenton. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

N.J. Supreme Court says $9.9 billion borrowing plan is constitutional

Republicans had asked the state’s highest court if the borrowing plan violated constitutional requirements to have voters approve bonding.

6 years ago

Chae Sweet
Education

Community College of Philadelphia dean discusses decision to move classes fully online

Community College of Philadelphia Dean of Liberal Studies Chae Sweet discusses moving classes fully online for the upcoming school year.

6 years ago

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(NBC10)
Weather
NBC10

Flash flooding threat as more storms hit

Slow-moving storms are expected to create dangerous flash flooding over parts of the Philadelphia region Wednesday afternoon into the evening.

6 years ago

Penn State's Old Main administrative building. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Education
Spotlight PA

Students at Penn State forced to sign COVID-19 liability waiver to participate in fall semester

“I assume any and all risk of exposure to COVID-19 that may result from attending Penn State, or participating in Penn State activities,” the compact says.

6 years ago

A closeup of of a school bus
Education

N.J. coronavirus recovery: State says some schools to begin remotely

Gov. Phil Murphy says schools that cannot be ready to open their doors by the first day can go remote only, but must discuss plans to meet standards.

6 years ago

Workers box up the statue of Christopher Columbus in Marconi Plaza. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Columbus statue removal on hold as city responds to legal challenge; Kenney admin says plan will not ‘change’

The Art Commission’s vote marks the final regulatory hurdle for Mayor Kenney’s proposal to remove the Christopher Columbus statue from Marconi Plaza in South Philadelphia.

6 years ago

A Philadelphia police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias
Science

A new advisory panel on climate change starts work at DRBC

On the heels of a storm that destroyed property, displaced hundreds of people and flooded the region’s waterways, the timing is particularly relevant.

6 years ago

The recently renovated Harbison's Dairy bottle in Kensington
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

For rent: Apartments under the ‘Eiffel Tower of Kensington’ — a giant milk bottle

Rents in the iconic former dairy will start at $925 for a studio and $1,750 for a two-bedroom.

6 years ago

Christopher Jackson
Arts & Entertainment

Kimmel Center presents live Broadway concert with Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson to stream favorites with a live band to benefit the Kimmel Center and other performing arts centers across the country.

6 years ago

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President Donald Trump
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘Making a souffle on a BBQ grill’: Pa. scrambles after Trump goes solo on unemployment relief

The Trump administration’s attempt to sidestep Congress has created a coronavirus relief package that states may not be able to launch for weeks, or even months.

6 years ago

Listen 2:00
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. stand on the stage before the start of a Democratic primary debate, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Miami.  (Alberto E. Tamargo/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images and Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Democrats celebrate Kamala Harris as historic VP pick

Sen. Kamala Harris is the first Black woman, and the first woman of Asian descent, to be on a major party ticket.

6 years ago

Bentonite clay spills into Marsh Creek Lake. (Courtesy of Chris DiGiuilo)
Science

Mariner East pipeline construction spills up to 10,000 gallons of drilling mud into Chesco stream and lake

The spill is one of more than 100 across the length of the pipeline.

6 years ago

Listen 1:40
Atilis Gym in Bellmawr
Community

South Jersey gym at center of conflict over COVID-19 restrictions has business license revoked

Atilis Gym in Bellmawr lost its business license in a 5-1 vote. Its owners have been fighting Gov. Murphy’s restrictions so it can reopen.

6 years ago

Waves breaking along a Jersey Shore beach.
Down the Shore
Health

Fecal bacteria leads to swimming advisories at six N.J. beaches

Six New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon due to exceeding the allowable bacteria threshold, state officials said.

6 years ago

Protestors with signs during a silent march to end 'stop-and-frisk' program in New York. During the Bloomberg administration, civil rights groups went to court to end the NYPD's use of a tactic known as 'stop and frisk,' which involved detaining, questioning and sometimes searching people deemed suspicious by officers. Finding marijuana was often used to justify the policy. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Courts & Law
PA Post

Can you support Black Lives Matter and still prosecute marijuana cases? This prosecutor says yes.

Months of protests urged prosecutors and police to support criminal justice reform. But court records show a different path.

6 years ago

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