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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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Pro-Palestinian demonstration encampment
Community

A look at the protests about the war in Gaza that have emerged on U.S. college campuses

Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched to the campus
Community
6abc

Penn’s interim president warns pro-Palestinian protesters to disband encampment immediately

Jameson calls the vandalization of a statue outside of College Hall with antisemitic graffiti "reprehensible," stating it will be investigated as a hate crime.

2 years ago

An empty hospital hallway
Politics & Policy

Delaware House approves controversial hospital cost review board

Debate lasted more than three hours, at which point House Democrats used a motion to force a vote on the measure.

2 years ago

Giant troll made out of recycled material
Community

A South Jersey county is asking artists to create trolls made from recycled materials

Burlington County officials are looking to promote art and recycling with a new Troll Trek initiative.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
Sarai Quinice
Health

Philly nail technician opens salon for medical foot and nail care in Delco

Rye’tious Nails combines Sarai Quinice’s nickname “Rye” and a play on “righteous servitude.”

2 years ago

Listen 1:17
FDIC
Money

Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first U.S. bank failure this year

The FDIC said it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank and had roughly $6 billion in assets and $4 billion in deposits as of Jan. 31.

2 years ago

A dune at the beach
Community

Help is coming for North Wildwood that’s losing the man-vs-nature battle on its eroded beaches

The city and state of New Jersey have agreed to an emergency project to pump sand ashore in the interim, to give North Wildwood protection from storm surges and flooding.

2 years ago

Countdown clock until election day hanging on the wall
Politics & Policy

In low-turnout Pa. primary, location and luck may have mattered more than policy

Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.

2 years ago

Rowhouses in Philly
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

New analysis finds evidence of racial bias in Philly property assessments

The report found that property assessments in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were more likely to be inaccurate.

2 years ago

Listen 1:24
Joel Embiid
Health

What to know about Bell’s palsy, the facial paralysis affecting Joel Embiid

Bell's palsy can cause muscles on one side of a person's face to become weak or paralyzed, distorting expression.

2 years ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Photo essay: Penn, Drexel and Temple students demand ceasefire in Gaza, establish encampment

Protests, sit-ins and encampments decrying the war in Gaza have swept university campuses across the U.S. Here’s how things unfolded in Philadelphia on Thursday, in photos.

2 years ago

People relaxing at the beach
Community
6abc

North Wildwood strengthens juvenile curfew laws ahead of summer season in New Jersey

Parents who knowingly allow a minor to break the curfew could be punished.

2 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Courts & Law
6abc

Ex-PPD officer Ryan Pownall, who shot and killed David Jones, to be reinstated after winning arbitration

Pownall was charged with shooting Jones, who was pulled over while riding a dirt bike. A judge threw out the case in 2020.

2 years ago

John
Courts & Law
6abc

Mistrial declared in 3rd federal trial of Philly labor leader John Dougherty

The longtime union leader was convicted last year of embezzling more than $650,000 from the electrician's union he once led.

2 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid speaks with members of the media at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Camden, N.J.
Community

76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy

Embiid complained of migraines but “thought it was nothing" before he finally notified doctors he wasn't feeling well.

2 years ago

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