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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Revel casino will close Sept. 10, leaving 3,100 out of work

Atlantic City’s newest casino will be closing next month after the financially struggling Revel Casino Hotel has not been able to f ...

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Nicole Hockley
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Sandy Hook parents promote mental health measure amid federal impasse

Dylan Hockley was just 6 when he and 25 others were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. His mother, Nicole Ho ...

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Peg and Awl

Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Margaux and Walter Kent are married and both artists. Margaux is a photographer, makes ...

12 years ago

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A million-dollar program to help control Philadelphia’s cat population

Individually, a playful kitten or a purring cat is adorable, but at Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control Team, 20,000 of them pas ...

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Is an Ebola vaccine near?

“No,” says one expert—the numbers just don’t add up. As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues to spread ...

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William Hafford
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6,500-year-old skeleton gets its history back at Penn Museum

Philadelphia’s Penn Museum announced this week it discovered the skeleton in its basement. But how did they lose it in the first pl ...

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What neuronal connections in your brain say about your stress response

Why are some people able to shake off stress more than others? A recent study could provide some clues. “A lot of people hav ...

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Crews spray water on derailed freight train tank cars in Paulsboro
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Nearly two years after Paulsboro spill, health concerns linger

After a train crash in Paulsboro, N.J., a cloud of toxic gas sent 28 people to the hospital. Mantua Township resident Ronald Morris was a ...

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Climate change and the rise of seasonal allergies

Experts say allergy symptoms are getting worse each year and larger environmental issues could be a factor. If even hearing the wo ...

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Paul Woods
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Transparency about fracking chemicals remains elusive

Some groups are taking issue with how one website, aimed at providing public disclosure on fracking chemicals, is making that data availa ...

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Neill Epperson
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Understanding menopause post hormone replacement fallout

 Researchers and doctors are crafting a new approach to menopause. Menopause, or “the change” as it is often call ...

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NewsWorks Tonight

Philly musician remembers good friend and renaissance man Reuben Mitchell

We bring you Philadelphia musician Elizabeth Anne, whose story about her friend, the late local actor ...

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The family of Ian McKee
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Pa. faults Chevron for lack of oversight, poor communication in fatal well fire

In a new report out today, the Department of Environmental Protection says Chevron was “too guarded” in its communication with s ...

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How Northern Liberties is curbing garage-fronted rowhouse development

We have, like most neighborhood groups, developed a philosophy and certain guidelines in order to assess the pros and cons of these propo ...

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Friday Arts
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August 2014: Peg and Awl, Quarry Hill Farm and “We Could Be King”

Quarry Hill Farm, Harvesting Health Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski When she bought Quarry Hill Farm in 2 ...

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