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Should the school districts in Pennsylvania be consolidated? This past February in his budget address, Governor Rendell proposed scaling ...

48 years ago Alan Shepard led the first American mission into space on the heels of Russian cosmonaught Yuri Gagarin. Ten years later whi ...

The state of marriage in America. We talk with ANDREW CHERLIN about his new book, “The Marriage Go-Round.” Cherlin is a profe ...

We get a reality check on the H1N1 flu. Why do health officials consider it an emergency, how is it likely to evolve, and what are your r ...

Have you ever made a life-altering decision? Earlier this week, Arlen Specter made one when he announced that he was switching political ...

This week Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Arlen Specter shocked the political world by announcing he’s leaving the Republican Party to be ...

[REBROADCAST] In his new book, “American Lion,” 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner JON MEACHAM explores the presidency of Andrew Jack ...

Mayor Nutter announced yesterday his plan to make Philadelphia the greenest city in the nation. He outlined 15 goals that he hopes will m ...

How has the recession changed how you live your life and what you believe in? We talk with KURT ANDERSON, host of Studio 360, and Swarthm ...

Today marks the 100th day of President Barack Obama’s Administration. We take a look at these first days in office and the implicat ...

A new rocky planet, similar to earth, orbiting a star called Gliese 581, has been discovered. This new planet is in the ‘habitable ...

Ruth Reichl’s mother was a terrible cook. This isn’t shocking as many mothers aren’t talented in the kitchen – bu ...