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Union nurses at UPMC Altoona will vote on a new three-year contract with hospital leadership on Thursday, following months of negotiating and public demonstrations.
Kids in kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to submit their original poems, by February 18th, to WPSU's Student Poetry Contest! The winning poems in each category will be read on the air on WPSU-FM in April. Click below for more information.
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You'll hear broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday afternoons from December 6 through May 30 on WPSU-FM. Click below to see the schedule.
The Local Groove, Saturdays at 9 p.m. on WPSU, features music written and recorded by musicians right here in central and northern Pennsylvania.
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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, beginning September 15.