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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Pennsylvania

Corn grows in front of a barn carrying a large Trump sign in rural Ashland, Neb., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will provide $12 billion in emergency relief to ease the pain of American farmers slammed by President Donald Trump's escalating trade disputes with China and other countries. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Battleground 2020: How Pennsylvania turned red

In the first edition of our series, Battleground 2020, we take a look back at the last presidential election and the factors that led to Trump's victory in the commonwealth.

Air Date: January 3, 2020 10:00 am

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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding pal it up with Butter Gritty
Community
Billy Penn

Butter Gritty exists because of lobbying by PA’s tattooed lieutenant governor

What better way to represent the beloved mascot than 400 lbs. of grease?

6 years ago

Montgomery County is investing in trails to connect the region. (Montgomery County)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

$18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum

An $18M grant for Circuit Trails project will help connect cyclists in Montco to the Morris Arboretum.

6 years ago

Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding (right) looks at a piece of harvesting equipment with Jason Forrester of Forrester Farm Equipment in Chambersburg, Pa. Redding was giving a tour at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex on Monday, December 30, 2019. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Community

2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show highlights opportunities for the future of farming

About 585,000 Pennsylvanians work in agriculture, but only half those jobs are directly tied to the farm.

6 years ago

Dauphin County Commissioners George Hartwick, Jeff Haste and Mike Pries before voting 2-1 to negotiate a contract with Clear Ballot for new voting machines during a special session Monday in Harrisburg. Haste voted against it. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. counties make deadline for new voting systems, but still have to deal with election code changes

There are also two lawsuits pending over one machine picked by three jurisdictions that are home to about 17% of Pennsylvania's voters.

6 years ago

Visual artist and filmmaker Michelle Angela Ortiz hosts a screening and memorial service dedicated to Maria Martinez Nolasco at PhillyCAM. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Community

Three years after famous hunger strike, las Madres Berks reunite to grieve one of their own

After spending nearly two years in the Berks Family Residential Center, Maria Martinez Nolasco was released. Then she was killed.

6 years ago

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A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in preparation for a celebration service at sundown on the first night of Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. A gunman shot and killed 11 people while they worshipped Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 at the temple. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Lawyers fight death penalty for synagogue shooting suspect

Lawyers for the suspect in the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh have challenged the potential death sentence as unconstitutional.

6 years ago

Montgomery County voters will using a new voting system this year. Paper ballots will be filled out and then fed into a scanning machine where they will be read and stored. (Courtesy of Montgomery County)
Community
PA Post

Four questions Pa. needs to answer to avert election chaos in 2020

Pick an issue, any issue. Environmental health? Fiscal conservatism? Probation reform?

6 years ago

Monongahela Valley Hospital (Google Maps)
Health

Pa. hopes this new funding model will keep rural hospitals up and running

Insurance companies pay in lump sums instead of per patient, so rural hospitals can afford to keep patients from getting sick in the first place.

6 years ago

Clouds are lit by the rising sun over St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia.
Community

Pennsylvania dioceses offer $84M to 564 clergy abuse victims

Seven of the state’s eight dioceses launched victim compensation funds in the wake of a landmark grand jury report on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.

6 years ago

(iStock Photo/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Health
Spotlight PA

Nearly 150,000 in Pa. could be forced to change medications beginning Jan. 1. Here’s why.

The state says the regulations will cut down on health-care costs, but many physicians are concerned they could harm patient care.

6 years ago

George Washington portrayed by John Godzieba steps ashore on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
View Finders
Community

Hundreds reenact George Washington’s daring Christmas Day Delaware River crossing

Thousands came out Wednesday to an annual reenactment of George Washington’s surprise Christmas Day crossing of Delaware River.

6 years ago

Area responders worked together at Central Dauphin East High School during an active shooter drill simulation. (Courtesy of PennLive)
Education
PA Post

Pa.’s Safe Schools Report provides plenty of numbers, but critics question their accuracy

Under the Safe Schools Act, the state’s Department of Education relies on the local school district to report infractions to the state.

6 years ago

Christopher Spriggs, acting executive director of Glen Mills Schools, has taken the lead in attempting to reopen the shuttered reformatory school. (Abdul R. Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Education
The Philadelphia Tribune

Glen Mills, the school shut down by Pa. for student abuse, appoints interim executive director

For the first time in its 193-year history, Glen Mills Schools has an African-American executive director.

6 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. House joins Senate in overwhelmingly passing bill to help ex-convicts get professional licenses

To hold jobs like accountant, nurse or funeral director, Pennsylvanians must first obtain a license.

6 years ago

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