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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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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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So, what’s the deal with Pennsylvania’s liquor laws?

This year, after decades of false starts and abandoned bills, the Pa. General Assembly finally passed laws to make it easier to buy alcohol.

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More than 250 cars gather on the Ben Franklin Parkway to parade through the city with lit electric menorahs atop their roofs in celebration of the third night of Hanukkah(Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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A moveable Feast of Lights

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How Cherry Hill got its name

If you grew up in South Jersey, you probably already know that Cherry Hill, New Jersey, got its name from the Cherry Hill Farm.

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On April 1, 2016, the centuries-old struggle for the rights of indigenous Americans witnessed a new dawn. On t ...

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We often hear that we, the youth, are the future — a true statement, considering that we are next in line for the positions held currently by our elders.

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Battling through whipping winds and plummeting temperatures, runners from around the world made the 26.2-mile trek at the 23rd annual Phi ...

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