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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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I’ll say one thing for the House Republicans: they have guts, moxie, cajones. They act with bold certitude, a trait that i ...

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Delaware 11th-graders take state-funded SAT

Juniors in Delaware public high schools are taking the SAT today, funded by the state as part of the $119-million Race to the Top educati ...

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A month after it was announced Annamarie Chestnut was a finalist in makeover contest sponsored by Mayc’s, the Royersford restaurant ...

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Kids pick the winners, losers in kindergarten library

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Does WMAN need a full-time executive director?

With the recent resignation of Executive Director Lizabeth Macoretta, West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) will need to begin the process of se ...

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Education job fair draws prospective teachers and school administrators to Newark

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