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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 ‘Hood Hero,’ Wilmington coder wants to fight crime with texted tips

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For almost two years now, artist Judy Breslin has been placing hundreds of poems on buildings across Philadelphia. There’s n ...

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How a Temple freshman became a Pinterest superstar

Brittany Cozzens is 20 years old. She will be a sophomore at Temple next year. She’s from York, Pa. She’s working this summer ...

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 Hanergy Group, the Chinese company that bought MiaSole, a California producer of thin-film solar panels, in January said it can make a success of the emerging technology where others have suffered huge losses. The nation is now  rethinking the incentives it pumps into its solar industry. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
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N.J. solar firm pitches Philly investors as global market shifts

A solar company from North Jersey wants investors in Philadelphia to think it’s the real deal. Red Bank, N.J.-based  ...

12 years ago

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 The Solar Impulse, piloted by Bertrand Piccard, flies over San Francisco Bay in April 2013. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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A chemical company with local ties is a major partner on a solar-powered airplane. Why? “It’s not only a questi ...

13 years ago

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13 years ago

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13 years ago

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