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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Arts & Entertainment

Daughter-in-law of famed artist Pablo Picasso visits Delaware school

Pablo Picasso died in 1973, but his paintings and legacy live on. His daughter-in-law recently visited with some Delaware school children to talk about his work.

8 years ago

According to estimates by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly a quarter of children growing up in rural America were poor in 2016, compared to slightly more than 20 percent in urban areas.
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NPR
Money

Report: Rural poverty in America is ‘an emergency’

"We are just above Russia, Kuwait and Bosnia."

8 years ago

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow has written the picture book
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Community

Philly children’s book author fills a need with ‘Mommy’s Khimar’

A new children’s book from a Philadelphia author focuses on a mother-daughter bond told by a young girl who delights in wearing an Islamic headscarf.

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

ICE: Then and now

Guests: Roque Planas, Mae Ngai, Carola Suárez-Orozco “If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you ...

Air Date: May 30, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Nurse with child
Health

Campaign pushing Pa. to cover unauthorized children through state health insurance

Advocate says change can be accomplished simply: Remove 13 words in the current CHIP statute that exclude undocumented kids from eligibility.

8 years ago

(Big Stock image)
Health

Your child’s allergies could be caused by acid reflux

Low-acid diet may clear up the breathing problems that can result from respirator reflux.

8 years ago

The Resilience Builder Program teaches young students techniques for handling tough emotions, like visualizing a remote control for thoughts so they can switch from negative to happier feelings. (Nathalie Dieterle/for NPR)
NPR
Education

For troubled kids, some schools take time out for group therapy

In Australia, Canada and the U.K., social and emotional learning in schools is already being implemented on a large scale. Here in the U.S. it has spread, but not as quickly.

8 years ago

Orajel is displayed for sale in a pharmacy in New York Wednesday, May 23, 2018. The US Food and Drug Administration is warning parents about potentially deadly risks of teething remedies that contain a numbing ingredient used in popular brands like Orajel. The agency on Wednesday said it wants manufacturers to stop selling products intended for babies and toddlers because the products contain a drug ingredient that can cause a rare but dangerous blood condition that interferes with normal breathing. (Stephanie Nano/AP Photo)
Health

FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves

The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children.

8 years ago

Linde Lemerond proudly shows off a couple of the ducks that her brother, Nash, and their friend, Tanner Kocker, shot last fall. (Courtesy of Joe Lemerond)
The Pulse
Lifestyle

A girl, her gun — and a turkey, maybe?

On the eve of her first hunt, a 9-year-old talks turkey: how to hold a steady shot — and what she likes best about hunting so far. Spoiler alert: It’s time with dad.

8 years ago

Listen 4:38
If a bill designed to end Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax were approved in Harrisburg, City Council President Darrell Clarke says the city's 10 percent tax on liquor sold by the glass could also be challenged. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Liquor by the drink levy could be casualty of fight against Philly soda tax

Philadelphia's 10 percent tax on liquor sold by the glass generates between $40 and $60 million a year — exclusively for city schools.

8 years ago

High school students being bullied.
Radio Times
Education

Bullying in schools and online

Guests: Stephen Leff, Justin Patchin Bullying continues to concern parents and educators alike, despite increased ...

Air Date: May 18, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:46
This is a Lyft logo being installed on a Lyft driver's car on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Health

Philly area health provider eying Lyft to get poor, pregnant patients to appointments

Keystone First plans to partner with Lyft to help low-income, pregnant patients get to appointments.

8 years ago

Young men gather for an afternoon basketball game at Vare Recreation Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Mayor Kenney announces first rec ‘rebuild’ as clash over union diversity heats up

The clash over Rebuild centers around an agreement between the mayor and building trades union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty outlining union hiring plans

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Politics & Policy

More funding sought for Pa. child welfare programs

A funding boost will be a hard sell in the spending-averse General Assembly, says state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.

8 years ago

(Fahmida Azim for NPR)
NPR
Education

As ’13 Reasons Why’ returns, schools try to help students who are thinking of suicide

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for teenagers. And experts argue it's more than just an individual mental health issue. It's a public health issue.

8 years ago

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