First for March 2, 2018

Infertility awareness
Delaware could soon join neighboring states in helping men and women diagnosed with a disease that prevents families from growing. In this week’s First Look, we’ll hear from a diverse group of people who are passionate about raising awareness of infertility.

Stopping illegal guns
Delaware Governor John Carney this week announced the First State would join in a multi-state effort aimed at stopping the flow of guns. The idea would be to share data and intercept illegal guns coming into the region.Delaware Attorney General Matt Denn was in our First studio recently to talk about guns as it relates to efforts to curb gun violence in Wilmington. We started with an assessment of policing efforts.

First Person: School consolidation
Last month a divided Christina school board approved the framework of a partnership with the Carney administration to consolidate five high-poverty, low-performing schools.Christina board member Meredith Griffin joined Delaware education reporter Cris Barrish to discuss this budding but tenuous partnership.

For love of chocolate
A few years ago when Mhairi and Stuart Craig moved to the community of Arden, they decided to combine their keen interest in the relationship between health and diet, with the desire to create handcrafted, bean-to-bar chocolate. The question was, how to do it with as few ingredients, and as little processing as possible.

First Experience: Bob Lougheed
Elvis Presley would have turned 83 years old in January. We are here to tell you that Elvis is alive and well in Delaware, at least his memory is. Bob Lougheed is one man keeping that spirit alive. Bob is a cancer survivor, and it was a chance encounter at a Delaware restaurant that got Bob on stage and began a new chapter in his life. It’s our First Experience this week.

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