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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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Just one coyote killed during Delaware’s first hunting season

Either the coyote is truly an elusive predator, or very few Delaware hunters are interested in going after the canine prey. Delawa ...

13 years ago

 In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, author Joe McGinniss, who is working on a book on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, poses for a photograph at the home he's renting next to Palin's home in Wasilla, Alaska. McGinniss, the adventurous and news-making author and reporter who skewered the marketing of Richard Nixon in 'The Selling of the President 1968' and tracked his personal journey from sympathizer to scourge of convicted killer Jeffrey MacDonald in the blockbuster 'Fatal Vision,' died Monday, March 10, 2014, at age 71. McGinniss, who announced in 2013 that he had been diagnosed with inoperable prostate cancer, died from complications related to his disease. (Dan Joling/AP Photo, file)
National Interest

Farewell to Joe McGinniss, who changed political coverage

We end this week with a hat tip to Joe McGinniss, the first journalist to pull back the curtain and expose the advertising artifice of a ...

13 years ago

 PHA representatives, developers and demolition-company officials met with neighbors ahead of the planned demolition of the Queen Lane Apartments high-rise tentatively scheduled for October. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

Queen Lane Apartments demolition tentatively scheduled for October

It’ll be several more months before Queen Lane Apartments in Germantown is demolished and a new low-density development starts risi ...

13 years ago

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Will the clock ‘strike’ midnight on SEPTA service?

Enjoy the ride on SEPTA today because it’s possible you won’t be able to make the ride tomorrow.   ...

13 years ago

 Passengers evacuate US Airways Flight 1702 after the pilot was forced to abort takeoff shortly after 6 p.m., after a tire on the plane's front landing gear blew out, Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. The Airbus A320 jet, bound for Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was carrying 149 passengers and five crew members, airport spokeswoman Victoria Lupica said. All were rescheduled on departing flights Thursday night, she said. (Dennis Fee/AP Photo)

Runway reopens after plane emergency in Philly

All runways have been reopened at Philadelphia International Airport following removal of a crippled plane that was evacuated after its n ...

13 years ago

 Check out a family yoga class this weekend. (Michelle Zei/for NewsWorks)
Philly Parenting

Legos, yoga, skating and other events for the family this weekend

Here’s a look at events going on throughout the area for families this weekend.    ...

13 years ago

 Barbie dolls are shown at a Walmart store in Robinson Township, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)

Say yes to female empowerment, and give a Barbie girl a break!

Say what you want about the Barbie doll’s out-of-proportion female physique, but give her credit for a strong back and shoulders. ...

13 years ago

 “The Phantom of the Opera” stops in Philadelphia on its national tour, March 19 through April 13.  Photo by Matthew Murphy.

Weekly Entertainment Guide – ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ ‘Skin & Bone,’ and St. Patty’s Day festivities

Looking for something to do this week? WHYY’s Robin Bloom has some recommendations on what’s happening around the Philadelphi ...

13 years ago

 Banana ripening rooms at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market feature special climate controls to make sure thousands of boxes of bananas ripen evenly. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Lifestyle

Where East Coast bananas go to ripen

For one of the nation’s largest banana wholesalers, ripening is an exact science. It’s ...

13 years ago

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March 14: Partial building collapse | Library issues call to artists | Photography book explores “City Abandoned” | PennDOT updates Fishtown on I-95 timeline

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March 14 – 16: Really Good Elevator Music | South Philly history slideshow | Food resources map-a-thon | Orchard Workshop | Magic Garden party

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Historical Commission rejects efforts to save Boyd

13 years ago

Bill to record private meetings in Pa. could crack down on agenda changes

The Pennsylvania lawmaker who wants to require entities such as school boards and city councils to record their private meetings is also ...

13 years ago

Technically Philly’s Juliana Reyes talks parking ticket appeals process

For motorists in Philadelphia the hassle of appealing a parking ticket is now easier. Juliana Reyes of Technically Philly sits dow ...

13 years ago

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