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Offering homeless vets social support first — before housing
Veterans on Patrol runs controversial, sometimes illegal, camps to get chronically homeless vets off the street.
9 years ago
Listen 5:55How online gaming communities kept two veterans from suicide
The military has a long history of using games in training, but troops also enjoy playing video games during their downtime, and some military gaming communities even help
9 years ago
Listen 6:48Philly’s 3-year-old pot possession law: Many are fined, few are paying
Since 2014, police have handed out 6,940 citations for possession — which garners a $25 fine — and public use. That translates to $312,525 owed to the city.
9 years ago
Listen 2:44Roy Halladay remembered for his hard work and generosity
Halladay's passion for piloting cost him his life Tuesday when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40.
9 years ago
Listen 1:22Manhattan DA’s policies offer glimpse of how Krasner might shape Philly office
Philadelphia's new DA promises an emphasis on leniency and providing options other than incarceration to low-level offenders. That seems to be working out in Manhattan.
9 years ago
Listen 4:15Democrats win big in Philly suburbs — Congress next?
Democrats had historic wins in local offices in three suburban counties, raising their hopes they can flip some suburban congressional seats next year.
9 years ago
Listen 2:11Pa. voters passed new rules for property taxes. So, now what?
Ryan Briggs, of City & State PA, joins NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to discuss the possibility of lowering or eliminating property taxes across the commonwealth.
9 years ago
Listen 4:31Booker, Coons lead bipartisan efforts to block Trump from firing special counsel
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Chris Coons of Delaware are behind two bipartisan bills seeking to block President Trump from firing special counsel Robert Mueller.
9 years ago
Listen 4:35WaPo’s Dave Weigel on VA election results, Donna Brazile
A look at the election results in Virginia, and if the Democratic victories down there are a referendum on President Trump. Also the Demo ...
9 years ago
Listen 17:00Pennsylvania/Philly election results
We talk with WHYY’s DAVE DAVIES about the winner of the r ...
9 years ago
Listen 18:29We look at the election of Democrat Phil Murphy, who won the New Jersey governorship over Chris Christie acolyte Kim Guagdano by a larger ...
9 years ago
Listen 13:29Monument Lab installation in Kensington is a meditation on time
Artist Tyree Guyton enlisted members of the community to work on his monumental evocation of time at the corner of A and Indiana in Philadelphia.
9 years ago
Listen 2:28‘Lights Out’ turns the spotlight on the legacy of entertainer Nat King Cole
A new musical by Philadelphia native Colman Domingo is set in the ‘50s and examines issues of race through the iconic character of Nat King Cole.
9 years ago
Listen 4:16Voting Block: A New Jersey voter on the fence
Christa Cooper had been thinking about the N.J. governor's race for months, but didn't like what she heard from Democrat Phil Murphy or Republican Kim Guadagno.
9 years ago
Listen 4:44Soul searching: Reggae artist finds goldmine in Drexel’s Philly Sound archive
A music recording archive at Drexel University is feeding a reggae songwriter based in London.
9 years ago
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