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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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The Haverford Board of Commissioners met for the first time since Bon Air volunteer firefighter company was shut down on Wednesday September 4th because a member had sought membership with the Proud Boys. The actions by the township have residents split. The township announced that the fire house will be reopened. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Public Safety

How a firefighter’s extremist ties divided Haverford

A volunteer firefighter's interest in the extremist group the Proud Boys has Haverford Township residents fighting over whether it should vet the views of public servants.

Air Date: September 19, 2019

Listen 14:22
In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson gets his hair cut courtside minutes before his match in Buena, N.J. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM via AP)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

N.J. ref suspended for 2 years over forced haircut of wrestler with dreadlocks

The teenage Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson acquiesced to having his finger-length locs cut prior to a match against a rival school in December 2018.

6 years ago

U Haul truck
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia

Why do people leave Philly? First-of-its-kind study offers answers

We all have ideas about why people leave Philadelphia. A new study from the Pew Charitable Trusts puts numbers behind the anecdotes.

6 years ago

Clarence Smoyer stands outside Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg at a book signing event. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
History
Military
Pennsylvania

96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial

The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.

6 years ago

(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Environmentalists pressure Wolf to act faster on methane emissions

Their call for action comes as the Trump administration works to loosen federal regulations on the powerful greenhouse gas.

6 years ago

State Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, speaks in the state Capitol on Sept. 17, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Safety
PA Post

As lawmakers return to Harrisburg, activists focus on ‘red flag’ gun bill

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 23, 2010 photo, the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia is shown.  Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the Women's Medical Society,  was charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Why
Criminal Justice
Politics

What to do with West Philly’s ‘house of horrors’

Dr. Kermit Gosnell is spending life in prison for killing babies during botched or illegal abortions. What should be done with his former West Philly clinic?

Air Date: September 18, 2019

Listen 15:29
The city of Wilmington is changing the way it handles parking ticket appeals after numerous complaints. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Streets & Roads

Wilmington promises parking improvements after lots of complaints

After numerous complaints about improper tickets and a lengthy appeals process, Wilmington is planning to improve its parking ticket process.

6 years ago

Oyster Creek was New Jersey's first nuclear generation station, opened in 1967. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Energy
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Offshore wind farm developer secures approval to connect to Oyster Creek

A proposed offshore wind farm could revive the closed Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Ocean County.

6 years ago

Born into a political class, Cokie Roberts quickly became a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice known by millions. The longtime Washington author, journalist and commentator died Tuesday.
NPR
Media

Cokie Roberts, pioneering journalist who helped shape NPR, dies at 75

A best-selling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts is one of NPR's most recognizable voices and considered one of a handful of pioneering women journalists.

6 years ago

The Miraculous Medal Shrine in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, where every Monday evening a carillon is heard throughout the neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Architecture & Design
History
Religion

Hear that? Philly’s carillonists get creative to ‘unhide’ some of America’s oldest bells

Philly is home to two of the oldest carillons in North America, but these one-of-a-kind bell instruments are “hidden in plain sight.”

6 years ago

Listen 4:44
Route 18 in New Brunswick. (Image: Shaun Baines/NOAA)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

It’s been 20 years since Tropical Storm Floyd dumped excessive rainfall, spurring record flooding in N.J.

20 years ago today, Tropical Storm Floyd moved along the New Jersey coastline, dropping over a foot of rain in inland locations but only had moderate impacts at the Shore.

6 years ago

Ann Kathryn sails into the Manasquan Inlet
Energy
New Jersey

Fishermen demand a say in decisions on offshore wind energy

The purpose of the hearing was to gather input from the fishing industry and its advocates to be considered in future regulation of the nascent wind energy market.

6 years ago

(Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Radio Times
Addiction
Environment
Music

Regional Roundup – 09/16/19

PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro discusses the Purdue Pharma lawsuit, Catalina Jaramillo updates us on the PES refinery, and Terell Stafford talks jazz.

Air Date: September 16, 2019

Listen 49:00
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Higher Education
History
Sports
Billy Penn

World record attempt for ‘most roars’ at CCP mascot reveal, replacing symbol of colonialism

Teams at Community College of Philadelphia will now be repped by a lion instead of “Colonial Phil.”

6 years ago

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