The Spark

A typical visit to a doctor's office involves completing a form about your medical history and depending on the reason for going to the doctor, a few minutes with a doctor. Other than the time spent in the waiting room, the whole process may take a hal...

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The Franklin and Marshall College Poll provides a good snapshot of what registered Pennsylvania voters are thinking every few months.

The March 2022 F&M poll finds that those surveyed aren’t very optimistic about the economy and the future direction of the U.S. and Pennsylvania.

According to the poll, just 21% said the nation is headed in the right direction while 32% say the state is head down the right path. The majority of those polled don’t believe President Joe Biden or Gov. Tom Wolf are doing a good job either.

Berwood A. Yost, Director of the Floyd Institute for Public Policy and Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College is on Monday’s Smart Talk with analysis of the poll results.

Other topics the poll addressed are gun laws, including concealed carry laws and abortion.

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Horology is the study and measurement of time or the art of making clocks and watches.

The word precise comes to mind when thinking about time, and clocks and watches.

The National Watch and Clock Museum is one of the main attractions in Columbia...

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The spotted lantern fly, emerald ash borer, snake head fish, and kudzu are all examples  of the large number of invasive plants, insects and aquatic animals in Pennsylvania.

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. Invasive species are...

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A new report says Pennsylvania has the potential to increase the number of environmentally friendly or sustainability “green” jobs in the state substantially in the near future.

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How safe are we from cyber attacks, what can be done to protect ourselves and our networks, and what should we look for?

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Gas prices were on their way to $4 per gallon even before Russia invaded Ukraine. Now, motorists are asking how much higher prices can go.

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During the month of December, workers in Pennsylvania had the highest degree of job security in the country.

That's according to the job site ZipRecruiter that said that Pennsylvania had a layoff rate of 0.2% -- the lowest in the state's history. Ab...

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The Splendid and the Vile has just been released in paperback and to mark the release, Larson recently appeared at Lancaster Country Day School’s Gardner Theater as part of a Midtown Scholar Bookstore event to discuss it. Smart Talk was there and you’l...

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