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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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August 15: Worst South Philly intersection less bad | SEPTA strike less likely | Pop-up bike lanes | Real-time info and bus shelters

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New date set for Queen Lane Apartments implosion

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New Pier 53 park opens on the Delaware, near Washington Ave.

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Judge rejects city appeal of permit for Southwest Philly strip club

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Education

Plan would boost Pa. charters’ teacher certifications

Traditional public schools and charter schools don’t have the same rules when it comes to teacher certifications, but one new propo ...

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In this file photo, environmental groups campaign to convince legislators to ban fracking and not to accept wastewater from fracking operations in New Jersey. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Environmentalists mobilize support to overturn Christie on fracking waste

Environmental groups are hoping New Jersey lawmakers will attempt to override Gov. Chris Christie’s veto of a bill to ban the treat ...

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 Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, is winding up her year of service. A new Miss A will be crowned on Sept. 14. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Judges announced for upcoming Miss America pageant

A “Desperate Housewives” producer and writer; a former Green Bay Packers star, a supermodel and a retired Army general are am ...

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Money

Pa.’s LCB corks speculation of higher markup

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is not considering boosting its markup on wine and spirits, an assurance from the board’s cha ...

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 The closing of Trump Plaza, along with the Revel and Showboat casinos, will interrupt New Jersey's five-month trend of adding jobs. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

N.J. continues hiring trend, but girds for casino job losses

New Jersey’s unemployment rate is moving lower, but there’s some concern about how long that trend will continue. The ...

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Keystone Crossroads

Pa. bill suggests forgiving seniors’ back taxes

Senior citizens’ incomes stagnate while property values rise during the decades they often spend in their homes.  Senio ...

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The Tornoe Spin: The Chip Flowers Clown Show rolls on

Rob Tornoe weighs in on the latest controversy that has State Treasurer Chip Flowers’ Republican opponents calling for him to resig ...

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 Theses images, taken from interactive maps show the approximate location of educational facilities located in or near coastal flood-prone areas (left) and the effect a two-foot rise in sea level would have on those facilities that lie along the shore line (Marilyn D'Angelo/NewsWorks Image)

N.J. announces climate change mapping website

Rutgers scientists and data managers announced a new climate change mapping website for New Jersey this week. ...

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Education

Could ‘community school’ concept work in Philadelphia?

In Philadelphia, 40 percent of school-aged kids live in poverty. One in five students has had some contact with the Department of ...

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Money

Legislators who supported Del. casino ‘bailout’ received more industry cash

Earlier this year, Delaware’s legislature voted to forego a portion of the state’s casino revenue to fund improvements to mak ...

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SEPTA strikes tentative agreement with regional rail electrical workers

SEPTA has reached a tentative agreement with one of the regional rail union locals that staged a one-day strike in June. An end to ...

12 years ago

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