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Keystone Crossroads

Changing Communities

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman asks for a show of hands with all in favor of adult recreational use marijuana at the conclusion of a listening session on recreational marijuana with community members Mar. 2, 2019, at Penn State Scranton in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Support for legal marijuana defies party politics in Pa. — among residents, not lawmakers

With signals from the Wolf administration, momentum is building for legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania, but top lawmakers have vowed to block the effort.

6 years ago

Listen 3:55
David Kitner works inside his pizza shop in Middletown on Friday, March 1, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Pos)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Why one pizza shop owner is worried about Three Mile Island closing — but some don’t see a major impact

Three Mile Island accounts for 10 to 15 percent of the annual revenue at Roberto’s Pizza & Subs in Middletown.

6 years ago

Frank Menendez, 54, of Long Island, New York, joined the NRA at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg. (Ed Mahon / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Community
PA Post

Why one gun owner decided to finally join the NRA

‘I have no choice but to help them. That’s the way it seems,’ said a gun owner at the Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents enter a restaurant to remove evidence. (David Duprey/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Across Pa., feds detaining undocumented immigrants at unrelated court hearings

The study confirmed at least one recent court-related arrest in 13 counties across the state.

6 years ago

In this file photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Lack of funding continues to pose challenges for expanding broadband access in Pa.

Advocates for rural Pennsylvania say expanding high speed broadband access is a priority in 2019, but funding for infrastructure continues to be a challenge.

6 years ago

Coal is piled up at the the Blaschak Coal Corporation pit mine Dec. 4, 2018, in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

A new coal mine is opening in Pennsylvania. Is Trump to thank?

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

6 years ago

A screenshot of the Penn State study's live result map shows that only a fraction of the state meets the F.C.C.'s standard for high-speed broadband internet. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Penn State study says most of Pa. lacks access to high-speed broadband

Statewide research from Pennsylvania State University finds that there’s a severe lack of connectivity to broadband internet for much of Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

Dorothy Johnson-Speight, founder of Mothers in Charge, sitting before a painting of her murdered son, Khaliiq Jabbar Johnson. (Bastiaan Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

From grief to greater understanding: One mother’s quest to heal both sides of the criminal justice divide

Dorothy Johnson-Speight still holds the burden of a mother’s pain. ...

7 years ago

Before President Trump spoke at a rally in Luzerne County in August, local supporters and critics gathered outside the arena. (Natalie Piserchio for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In Luzerne County, other bellwethers of Pa., voters divided ahead of midterms

In downtown Wilkes-Barre, a man named Tom is sitting outside at a table watching CNN on his phone. He’s ...

7 years ago

Listen 5:54
Ann Tickamyer, professor of sociology at Penn State, was one of the presenters at the 26th National Symposium on Family Issues. She says there's a lack of good policy for rural families and communities. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Challenges facing rural America deeply rooted in economic and social distress, researchers say

Nearly three and a half million Pennsylvanians live in rural parts of the state and face challenges different than those in urban areas.

7 years ago

Nicole and Chuck Gesing attend Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Glenside, Pa. (Bastiaan Slabbers for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Haunted by clergy abuse, Pa. family leaves Catholic Church after years-long struggle

Each time there’s a new report or newspaper article about sex abuse in the Catholic Church, Chuck Gesin ...

7 years ago

Listen 4:57
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Toomey lauds Senate’s passage of sweeping opioid crisis legislation

The wide-ranging package known as the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 rolls up 70 bills that will be backed by about $5 billion in funding.

7 years ago

State College borough planning director Ed LeClear in front of one of the houses sold through the Neighborhood Sustainability Program.
(EMILY REDDY / WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Unique housing program combats ‘studentification’ in neighborhoods surrounding Penn State

It’s a short walk from the municipal building in downtown State College where Ed LeClear works as borough planning director to a two-st ...

7 years ago

Listen 5:34
Barb Williamson runs a drug recovery house in Bucks County. She recently changed her policy after complaints that she wasn't admitting people who use medication-assisted treatments such as Suboxone. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

On front lines of opioid crisis, recovery houses slowly accepting contested treatment approach

Patients using medication-assisted treatments slowly being accepted into group recovery homes.

7 years ago

Listen 6:14
A new report out of Penn State University says corn production in the Southeastern part of the state could be especially vulnerable in the coming decades. (Photo provided by Greg Roth/Penn State)
Keystone Crossroads
Science

Ahead of climate change projections, some Pa. farmers make adaptations to new weather patterns

For many farmers in the state, last month's intense precipitation is part of a pattern of weather changes of which they are trying to adapt.

7 years ago

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