Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania expects to lay off as many as 175 people next year — 75 faculty and 100 staff — in an effort to lower costs and balance its budget
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Poetry Moment's sixth season begins Monday, September 21! Every Monday, poet Marjorie Maddox will read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44 on WPSU.
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Our guest this week argues that you can't talk about the history of democracy in America without talking about the history of taxation in America.
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Lower Paxton Township is among the departments using career firefighters to fill staffing gaps as fewer volunteers are available to respond to calls.
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Read and listen to a poem for Yom Kippur by Pennsylvania poet Robin Becker
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Here's a message for you from Ken Burns, about the importance of acting now, and supporting WPSU.
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The Supreme Court is allowing use of a data system that Trump officials overhauled. The system has erroneously flagged U.S. citizens and a lower court found it violated federal privacy protections.
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Pope Leo XIV raised existential concerns about scientific progress, life and human rights during a speech on his first papal visit to France.
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Nolo will slow down as it nears Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to become a major hurricane this weekend, bringing torrential rain to areas that have been flooded by big storms this summer.
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The Australian musician's newest album is named for a neighborhood bar in Melbourne that just so happens to have a recording studio upstairs.
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