NWT Full Show, September 29, 2011

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    Holly Otterbein of It’s Our Money reports the Philadelphia School District has hired law firms with close ties to executive staff and School Reform Commission members.  Carolyn Beeler describes a scientific discovery regarding bats.  Elizabeth Fiedler hangs out with a Temple student hoping to become the youngest female boxing promoter in the country.  Peter Crimmins visits Powelton Village in West Philadelphia, which is undergoing an artistic transformation.  And local author Marie Lamba talks publishing, writing, and book festivals.

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