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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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 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Tom Wolf celebrates his victory Tuesday. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Six lessons from the Pa. primary

Why six? That’s how many I could think of. 1. It’s money that matters. Tom Wolf may be just what Pennsylvania needs, b ...

12 years ago

Freeh seeks speedy trial on PSU defamation claims

A lawyer for former FBI director Louis Freeh has asked an appeals court not to delay a defamation case over Freeh’s Penn State sexu ...

12 years ago

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Nigerian dignitaries visit Wilmington; expresses concern for kidnapped girls

Wilmington students welcomed Nigerian royalty to their school on Wednesday.  They also heard about some real world lessons. T ...

12 years ago

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Review: ‘Altar Boyz,’ altered sound

Allow me, please, to be the heretic in the sanctuary. The many fans of 11th Hour Theatre Company will see its “Altar Boyz” pr ...

12 years ago

N.J. report says bail bond system deeply flawed

A report by a state watchdog agency says New Jersey’s bail-bond industry is rife with improper practices. The State Commissi ...

12 years ago

‘Aliens of the sea’ provide new insight into evolution

Exotic sea creatures called comb jellies may reshape how scientists view early evolution — as their genes suggest nature created more t ...

12 years ago

Toddler recuperating after being run over by car

A southern New Jersey toddler who authorities say was accidentally run over by her mother’s car remains hospitalized in stable cond ...

12 years ago

 City Hall courtyard is filled with veterans. (WHYY/Tom MacDonald)

City Hall Veterans Fair brings big turnout

Veterans organizations and others joined together in Philadelphia to offer a big thank you to former soldiers.  Offering ever ...

12 years ago

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Council President Darrell Clarke

City Council and Philly SRC no closer to funding deal

City Council and the Philadelphia School District are jousting over options to fund public schools if a cigarette tax proposal fails to w ...

12 years ago

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 Longwood Gardens welcomes summer with the annual Fireworks and Fountains, special events and concerts, and the new Meadow Garden, opening June 13 with 3 miles of walking trails, learning pavilions, a restored farmhouse, wildflower plantings and more. (Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens)

Entertainment Guide – Longwood, Lantern & Let’s Go Fly a Kite

From Norristown to Philly to Cape May to Lewes, there’s something for everyone this Memorial Day Weekend.  WHYY’s Robin ...

12 years ago

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 Illustration of Steve Clark named best storyteller in Philadelphia after his First Person Arts Grand Slam performance (Screen grab via First Person Arts Grand Slam winning storyteller youtube video)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly storyteller taps unlikely muse for award-winning tale of awkward romance

Sixth-grade teacher and champion storyteller Steve Clark took the crown at Underground Arts in North Chinatown for his story about romant ...

12 years ago

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Corbett won’t contest ruling allowing same-sex marriage in Pa.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett won’t appeal a court decision that struck down the state’s gay marriage ban. CorbettR ...

12 years ago

 Drexel University's Genevieve Dion arranges a belly band on a model at the Shima Seiki Haute Technology Lab. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Drexel team develops ‘belly band’ to monitor contractions of pregnant women

In the hospital, keeping tabs on labor contractions usually requires a woman to stay strapped in bed with a bulky belt. Now, a team at Dr ...

12 years ago

In deal with Dems, Christie backs N.J. chief justice for new term

Gov. Chris Christie has nominated the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court for tenure. Christie announced Stuart Rabner ...

12 years ago

Union wants apology from Del. power plant critic

Union members are demanding an apology from the leader of Newark Residents Against the Power Plant.  The dustup stemmed from ...

12 years ago

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