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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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 The Nikol H is a cargo ship that's been anchored in the Delaware for months. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philippine officials work to help sailors stranded on Delaware River

Philippine authorities are working to get shore leave for 17 Filipino seafarers whose ship has been stranded for months in Philadelphia d ...

12 years ago

Carol Burnett honored by Pa. Jimmy Stewart Museum

Carol Burnett is being honored by a Pennsylvania museum dedicated to actor Jimmy Stewart. The Indi ...

12 years ago

 (L-R, clockwise) Daniel Duncan, Aja Whetstone, Kisha Duncan. (Photos courtesy of Philadelphia Police)

Trial postponed for two of three charged in connection with Valley Green thefts

The trial for two of three people arrested in June in connection with alleged thefts from vehicles at the parking lots near Valley Green ...

12 years ago

 NJEA President Wendell Steinhauer (Photo courtesy NJSpotlight.com)

NJEA decries ‘massive corporate takeover’ of Camden schools

Gov. Chris Christie’s conditional veto of amendments to the Urban Hope Act set off the state’s largest teachers union this we ...

12 years ago

 Pop music legend Dionne Warwick, shown here accepting the 2013 Soul Train Legend award, will perform at Revel's Ovation Hall on Friday night. (Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP)

Next Exit Shore Guide (Week of Aug. 14-Aug. 20)

A colorful experience is in store for those heading to Wildwood this week. The Raging Waters Water Park at Morey& ...

12 years ago

Tina Fey (right) and friends, circa 1987-88 outside the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center (Image courtesy the Upper Darby Summer Stage)
Arts & Entertainment

Tina Fey headlines fundraiser for summer stage where she got her start

The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center will host a 10th anniversary screening of “Mean Girls,” the breakout comedy by Tina Fe ...

12 years ago

Pa. ER docs told to limit opioid prescriptions

Pennsylvania announced new emergency room opioid prescribing guidelines Wednesday to stem the tide of prescription drug abuse. &nb ...

12 years ago

 Christa Scalies is dressed up in a 'common stressors' costume, and is encouraging workshop participants to pelt her with marshmallows (Maiken Scott/WHYY)

Laughter as reset button for the brain

Laughter is the best medicine.  This old saying can sound really trite, especially to somebody who is struggling with depression, or ...

12 years ago

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Education

Can we trust the Philly cigarette tax revenue projections? A look inside the numbers

City officials have been pressing hard for a $2 dollar per pack tax on cigarettes sold within city limits. All the proceeds would go to t ...

12 years ago

 Construction is set to begin connecting I-95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Electronic image via Google Maps)

Construction begins next month to link I-95 and Pa. Turnpike

For decades now it’s been a nightmare. From Interstate 95 through Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania turnpike looks like a logical ...

12 years ago

 Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. (Mel Evans/AP Photo, file)
Money

After closure announcement, what’s next for Revel’s glass tower?

After just two years in operation, the struggling casino Revel announced Tuesday that it will close the doors of its modern, glass tower ...

12 years ago

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New Castle County hit with multiple shootings Tuesday night [updated]

Five people were shot in three separate incidents in Wilmington and in New Castle on Tuesday night. According to police, the first ...

12 years ago

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Big money in Delaware treasurer’s race

State treasurer Chip Flowers has loaned his campaign almost a quarter of a million dollars this year in a hotly contested re-election con ...

12 years ago

Philly carjack suspect seeks forgiveness; 4 dead

A teen carjacking suspect says he hopes for forgiveness for the July crash that killed a Philadelphia woman and her three children. < ...

12 years ago

A new generation of activists learn, build community in Philadelphia

Amit Schwalb, 19, is a biology and education major at Swarthmore College, where he has spent much of the year outside of the classroom wo ...

12 years ago

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