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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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Major zoning changes proposed for University City High School and surrounding areas

12 years ago

 Mike Stack, a Philadelphia state senator since 2001 and a candidate for Lt. Governor (Image via SenatorStack.com)

Five vie to be Dems’ choice for Pa. lieutenant governor

One of the benefits of the relative anonymity of the lieutenant governor slot, is that all five Democratic candidates have different idea ...

12 years ago

Moody’s downgrades New Jersey’s credit rating

The third major credit-rating agency has downgraded its outlook for the state of New Jersey. Moody’s Investors Service has r ...

12 years ago

SEPTA conductor attacked aboard train at Ardmore station

Police and transit officials are investigating a reported assault of a conductor on a suburban Philadelphia commuter train line.The condu ...

12 years ago

Unruly passenger arrested after London-bound flight returns to Philly

Authorities say a drunken airline passenger groped three women before air marshals handcuffed him and the London-bound plane turned back ...

12 years ago

 Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announces the new anti-violence police deployment in Trenton (Phil Gregory/WHYY)

Trenton police get help in fighting violence

As the summer approaches, authorities are ramping up efforts to combat violence in Trenton. The number of dedicated law enforcemen ...

12 years ago

 Cyclists are shown on a bike path alongside the Schuykill River. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks, file)

Audacious new plan unveiled for Fairmount Park

Big plans have been proposed for Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, the biggest city park in the U.S. The Philadelphia Depa ...

12 years ago

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Golden Knights drop in on crowds at N.J. base [video]

Thousands of visitors to the recent Open House and Air Show at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey were treated to a display o ...

12 years ago

 (Cartoon by Rob Tornoe)

Pinelands still being threatened by Christie and his pipeline



So South Jersey, are you ready for your new natural gas pipeline? It’s kind of a rhetorical question, because it seems you may get ...

12 years ago

 On the set for The Barber of Seville, with Derek Smith, Burton Curtis, Naomi O'Conell, Adam Green and Jeanne Paulsen. Photo by T. Charles Erickson. Courtesy McCarter Theatre Center.

Behind-the-scenes with set designers at Princeton’s McCarter Theatre

No matter what Princeton audiences think of the play at McCarter Theatre Center, they all seem to agree on the set. The oohs and ahs begi ...

12 years ago

 PATCO is expecting a $102 million dollar overhaul of the Ben Franklin Bridge railroad lines. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Money

Ben Franklin Bridge track work means summer of discontent for PATCO riders

PATCO riders are bracing themselves for a summer construction project that will pack trains, make riders wait longer and likely cause a l ...

12 years ago

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In breast cancer, genetic testing outpaces the clinic, Penn study finds

When a breast cancer patient has mutations in the best-known susceptibility genes — ...

12 years ago

U.S. indicts former Liberian official suspected of war crimes on perjury charge

Liberians living in Pennsylvania are reacting to the news a countryman accused of war crimes has been arrested and faces a detention hear ...

12 years ago

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Father charged in death of infant son

Delaware State Police have charged a Rehoboth man in the death of one of his infant twin sons.  Troopers say about 11:30 a.m. ...

12 years ago

N.J. considers permanent drop-off sites for expired prescriptions

Some New Jersey lawmakers want to expand the program that gives resident a safe way to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. ...

12 years ago

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