NWT Full Show, April 16, 2012

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    Tom MacDonald reports on efforts to reinforce security at Philadelphia International Airport after one man drove his truck onto the runway.  Carolyn Beeler talks to suburban Philadelphia school districts to see why they decided to jointly purchase healthcare.  Elizabeth Fiedler talks to a coffee shop owner in Camden who also does taxes, notorizes documents, and tests DNA.  For WHYY’s In the Gap series, Taunya English reports on increasing rates of diabetes for African-Americans relative to whites.  Franklin Institute Chief Astronomer Derrick Pitts joins us for Skytalk.  And Chris Satullo introduces us to our new Artist in Residence: Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Tony Auth.

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