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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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This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)
Courts & Law

Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard made the announcement about officer Garrett Rolfe during a news conference.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past stuttered businesses in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Philly councilmembers call for ambassadors, not police, to enforce social distancing

City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas said he hopes the ambassadors will come from the neighborhoods where they would be assigned.

6 years ago

Police cars burn in front of City Hall
Community

Feds use internet sleuthing to charge Philly woman with arson during protests

In the complaint, the Federal Bureau of Investigation lays out how it came to detain Blumenthal in granular detail using social media and internet sleuthing.

6 years ago

Temple students take a knee
Community

AP-NORC poll: Sweeping change in US views of police violence

About half of American adults now say police violence against the public is a “very” or “extremely” serious problem, up from about a third as recently as September last year.

6 years ago

Dominique Rem’mie Fells
Community

Philly police: Man wanted in murder of Dominique Fells

Akhenaton “Akh” Jones, 36, is being charged with murder, abuse of corpse and related offenses.

6 years ago

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Community Conversations
Community

Police reimagined: The future of public safety

How do you reduce funding for police, and change their role in communities, while ensuring public safety for all?

6 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Health

N.J. coronavirus recovery: Undocumented workers ask for relief funds; new signature rule for primary

After 100 days of unemployment for undocumented immigrants and their children who are ineligible for government aid, #100DaysWithNoRelief takes action for relief funds.

6 years ago

Delaware food bank
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Virus pushes hunger needs higher, report says

A new study by Feeding America shows the pandemic and subsequent economic shutdown is causing that number to increase significantly.

6 years ago

Sgt. Mason Moscatiello
Health

A drug offers hope amid spikes in coronavirus infections

It's a welcome bit of hope as countries grapple with spikes in contagion as they loosen restrictions and reopen their economies.

6 years ago

2019 Juneteenth Parade
Community

How Philadelphia is celebrating Juneteenth this year

Friday’s celebrations will take place amid more than three weeks of civil unrest following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

6 years ago

Aunt Jemima
Community

After 130 years, Aunt Jemima will vanish from packaging

A spokeswoman said the company recognized Aunt Jemima’s origins are based on a racial stereotype and that the 131-year-old name and image would be replaced.

6 years ago

A rendering of the New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Murphy unveils plan to make N.J. hub of East Coast’s offshore wind industry

The New Jersey Wind Port in Salem County would be the assembly point for massive turbines and other components of offshore wind farms.

6 years ago

NJ Transit
Community
NBC10

NJ Transit issues guidelines to protect customers, employees during travel as N.J. reopens

The transportation agency is reinforcing a “shared responsibility” approach that relies on both customers and employers doing their part in making sure health safety measures.

6 years ago

Protesters watch smoke from police vehicles rise. (Phobymo)
Community

Homebound: How a new circumstance is helping me rethink an old place

We are a multiracial city made of monoracial blocks. A city where men delicately penned declarations of independence, a city that hosted slave auctions.

6 years ago

Founder and executive director of The Center for Returning Citizens Jondhi J. Harrell. (Ryan Collerd for WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

I did 25 years in prison. Don’t abolish police — demilitarize and detoxify policing

I’m a Black man in North Philadelphia who survived prison and helps people returning to the community. We need to reinvent policing from the ground up.

6 years ago

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