NewsWorks Tonight September 18, 2017 – Full Show

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    Phil Gregory reports on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic. Zoe Read looks into a Delaware report on low income residents’ ability to acquire legal represntation for civil cases. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joins the show to discuss the fall equinox. Dana DiFilippo heads to a north Philadelphia congregation that is having a hard time selling its church. Filmmaker Glenn Holsten and ArtReach executive director John Orr discuss Holsten’s documentary on the collaboration between the PA Ballet and St. Katherine’s Special Education School. Avi Wolfman-Arent reports on how the popular game, “Minecraft,” is being used in schools.

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