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Radio Smart Talk for Monday, January 30: TEDxEnola is all-day education reform event scheduled for Wednesday. According to the organizers, TEDxEnola will focus on cutting edge brain research topics and strategies. They say national experts from the field will share ideas and research about the critical need for brain centered learning environments in today's schools. The event promises to show…
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Radio Smart Talk for Friday, January 27: Radio Smart Talk features a Facing Cancer Together discussion with Barbara Jackson, the founder of the Central Coalition United to Fight Cancer or Catalyst -- an organization that provides health education for minorities. Also, non-profit organizations are doing more with less resources and their board of directors have more responsibility. We'll talk about…
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Radio Smart Talk for Thursday, January 26: More than half the people surveyed in a recent poll say they're concerned about the effect the new health care law will have on the quality of care they receive. Almost one third engage in no planned exercise and 85% say waiting time at their doctor's office is important to them. These are…
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The Chinese New Year began Monday -- the 4710th Chinese New Year. It is the year of the dragon according to the Chinese zodiac calendar. For many Americans, the Chinese New Year celebration is a mystery -- just like the entire People's Republic of China. On Wednesday's Radio Smart Talk, we'll be joined by two experts to answer questions about…
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Radio Smart Talk for Tuesday, January 24: Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Platts announced last week that he is retiring after his current term. In making his announcement, Congressman Platts said he publicly advocated for six-term limits in Congress and by January of next year, that's how many Platts will have served. On Tuesday's Radio Smart Talk, Congressman Platts will discuss his decision to leave…
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 15:31
Elizabethtown College's new president talks higher education
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Radio Smart Talk for Friday, January 20: On Friday's Radio Smart Talk, the new president of Elizabethtown College in Lancaster County, Dr. Carl J. Strikwerda, joins us to discuss his vision for the liberal arts school, the value of a college degree, the affordability of higher education, and how students are being prepared for the jobs of the future.…
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Radio Smart Talk for Thursday, January 19: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that one out of every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. About 1,200 women are killed each year by an intimate partner. If those statistics aren't shocking enough, it is estimated that only about one-quarter of all physicial assaults, one-fifth of all rapes,…
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:18
Facing Cancer Together Community Forum, Smart Talk, Tonight at 8, witf TV
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When you get a diagnosis of cancer, the fight to survive becomes personal. A unique set of challenges faces each cancer patient. Please join us for the Smart Talk/Facing Cancer Together Community Forum: Making It Personal, tonight at 8 on witf TV. Facing Cancer Together is witf's multimedia, interactive, community-education initiative to foster conversation about issues surrounding cancer. Our partners include…
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Radio Smart Talk for Monday, January 23: Monday's Radio Smart Talk will focus on the life and legacy of former Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno. During the special, two-hour broadcast, we'll hear from former players, friends, and media members who covered the Nittany Lion program. We encourage you to call or email your own memories of Coach Paterno.
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