NTW Full Show, May 15, 2012
ListenCarolyn Beeler reports South Jersey politicians are backing an alternative plan to Governor Christie’s proposed merger of Rutgers-Camden with Rowan University. Elizabeth Fiedler reports a former Camden school principal who blew the whistle on cheating by administrators is getting his job back. Dave Davies talks to business owners about Councilman Bill Green’s proposal to double the city’s Use and Occupancy Tax. Elizabeth Fiedler talks to Dr. Art Caplan, Director of the Penn Center for Bioethics, as he leaves for NYU. We talk with author and sports journalist Mark Hyman about New Jersey’s proposals to screen student athletes for cardiac defects. And we hear student Luis Lopez’ audio essay, produced with help from Philly Youth Radio.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.