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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 08:35 |
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Radio Smart Talk for Wednesday, March 17: Through most of the 20th century, laws pretty well started and stopped based on geography – the laws and jurisdictions that applied to you and me depended on where we were, physically. Then came the advent of the World Wide Web. Cyberspace is routinely described as "the wild west" when it comes to expression and legality. It's a dominant and powerful medium in which just about anyone can say just about anything just about any time regardless of the consequences. How can the free expression this technology provides be squared with laws designed to protect citizens from those expressions deemed inappropriate?
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Food
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Written by Donna Marie Desfor
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 11:31 |
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 When the late William Safire penned the book You Could Look It Up, he couldn't have known how true his sentiment would ring today. With the Internet and Google (always) at hand, the history of phrases and etymology of words is but a few keystrokes away. I know; I was a recent victim. I’m sure I was searching for something related to food and St. Patrick’s Day, but within a few clicks I had gone from “green” to “cool” to “cucumber.” I soon found myself distracted by the history of the phrase “cool as a cucumber,” and eventually, learned that the cool cat of my crisper drawer was something so much more. Of course, once you start searching the string inevitably somehow – surprisingly and delightfully – you are led to food. And, though today be St. Patrick’s Day, the green I’m sporting is as cool as they come.
Recipes Featured: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Sautéed Leeks and Cucumbers; Quick Pickles; and Spicy Cucumber Salad
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Written by Scott Detrow
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 04:59 |
 (Harrisburg) -- Governor Rendell is declaring Congressman Joe Sestak’s primary challenge against Senator Arlen Specter a lost cause. A year ago, Rendell said Sestak would “get killed” if he challenged Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s primary. During an interview in his Capitol office, Rendell said he’s sticking by that statement. Rendell, who endorsed Specter immediately after the Senator switched parties last year, says Sestak is a solid congressman, but he can’t match Specter’s decades-long track record. "But he has, in my judgment, no chance to win. In the time that has elapsed he hasn’t done anything to narrow the lead," he says. "In fact, the lead has actually increased. And I just don’t think he has enough money, versus his opponent, to make a dent in a lead that big." Rendell says it's mostly because Specter has steered federal funding and projects to all 67 counties for three decades. Sestak insists most Pennsylvanians haven’t tuned into the race yet and momentum will shift his way when his campaign starts running television ads. Hear the governor's entire interview and check out WITF's Scott Detrow's blog post. |
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Written by Melanie Herschorn
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 04:50 |
 (Harrisburg) -- With two Central Pennsylvania area codes expected to run out of numbers soon, the state Public Utility Commission is working to gather input from residents about how to proceed. People have mixed reactions about changes being considered for 717 and 570. While PUC public hearings about the 570 area code began last month, the forums about 717 begin tomorrow. Possible solutions are to add another area code to the same geographic region or divide up a location and give one half a different area code. Standing on the street in downtown Harrisburg, Matthew George of Linglestown says he would not want several area codes grouped together. "I guess I'm just coming from the old school where you could tell where somebody was or a business was just by the zip code or area code," he says. Eighteen-year-old Demetria Ayler who's a student at HACC agrees that dividing up a region by area codes is a better idea. Still she doesn't want to give up 717. "I really don't want mine to change because I'm used to it," she says. "And I have a difficulty learning new numbers so it would be confusing." Doug Broughton of Pottsville, who works for the federal government in Harrisburg, has a 570 number. He says having multiple area codes is the solution. "Eventually we're going to have to do something like that anyway," he says. "It's just like zip codes. Zip plus four. You're just going to have to get used to it. There's not much more to it." Click here for a list of 717 hearings. |
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Creative Zone
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Written by Joe Ulrich
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 16:00 |
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They are a Central PA bluegrass band who call themselves Colebrook Road: Jesse Eisenbise, Marcus Weaver, Adam Bustin and Wade Yankey. With a love for the old-style sounds of groups like Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and an appreciation of more modern groups like Cadillac Sky and the Stringdusters, they play their own mix of original music and bluegrass standards. They will be performing Friday, March 19 from 9:00 to midnight at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center’s Stage on Herr. You can hear our Creative Zone feature with them below.
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Written by Scott LaMar
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Tuesday, 16 March 2010 15:06 |
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 By Scott LaMar, WITF Director of Smart Talk Multi-Media and Public Affairs Programming
Chances are that you have already been approached on the job this week about participating in a bracket pool with your co-workers to predict the winners of the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament. It’s estimated more than 30 million Americans – 10% of the entire population of the country – will participate in one or more bracket pools. It is the one time of year when many people who couldn’t care less about sports or college basketball in particular break out their wallets and follow the games.
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