What to look for on Smart Talk, Wednesday, May 29, 2019: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Nationwide, 57.7 million Americans – nearly one-in-four – live with some type of mental health condition, and about 20 percent of children have a diagnosable mental illness during a given year. Since 1949, Mental Health America has run … Continue reading "Mental Health Awareness Month"

What to look for on Smart Talk,Tuesday, May 28, 2019: There was time when a librarian’s greatest challenge might be quieting a noisy patron or tracking down overdue materials. In modern times, everything seems more complicated, including the role of a public librarian. Libraries around the country are now adding conflict resolution to their professional … Continue reading "Libraries managing conflict resolution"

Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. Photo by J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA Memorial Day Weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer season and with it comes dreams of vacations and long weekends. There is so much to explore in Pennsylvania, from arts and history, to outdoor recreation and cultural events. History buffs from around … Continue reading "Explore Pennsylvania!"

Nancy Janda, left, and her new spouse Larisa Van Winkle, right, parade through the streets of downtown Pittsburgh after being one of 19 same-sex couples married by Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto in a marriage ceremony held in the Pittsburgh City Council chambers, Sunday, June 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) What to look for on … Continue reading "Fifth Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage in Pennsylvania / Horse Racing Deaths"

Reporters surround the stage before a meeting of energy ministers from OPEC and its allies to discuss prices and production cuts, in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, May 19, 2019. The meeting takes places as tensions flare in the Persian Gulf after the U.S. ordered bombers and an aircraft carrier to the region over an unexplained … Continue reading "Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran / Breaking down the primary election results"

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) What to look for on Smart Talk, Wednesday, May 22, 2019: Since 2017, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has been part of a coalition of 41 states investigating opioid makers and distributors. Last week, his office … Continue reading "Attorney General sues Purdue Pharma and foster care in Pennsylvania"

What to look for on Smart Talk, Friday, May 17, 2019: Bees are nature’s most prolific, and important, pollinators. Their intrinsic value to global ecosystems and commercial agriculture cannot be overstated. More than 75 percent of all food crops and nearly 90 percent of wild plants need animal pollinators to some degree. Bees and other … Continue reading "Hives and honey / PA State Animal Response Team"

With a budget deadline on the horizon and a flurry of legislative activity on issues ranging from abortion to judicial elections, the Capitol is an increasingly busy place. Joining  us on Monday’s Smart Talk to provide an update on what’s happening in Harrisburg is WITF Capitol Bureau Chief Katie Meyer. Among the topics to be discussed … Continue reading "What’s happening at the Capitol?/What do Pennsylvanians think about health?"

This is the scene along a section of Omaha Beach in June 1944, during Operation Overlord, the code name for the Allied invasion at the Normandy coast in France during World War II. Landing craft put troops and supplies on shore at Omaha, one of five landing beaches. Seen in the background is part of … Continue reading "Remembering ‘Operation Overlord’ / Congressional candidate Rep. Fred Keller"

Image courtesy of Cumberland County Archives What to look for on Smart Talk, Wednesday, May 15, 2019: “History may not repeat itself, but the present often rhymes with the past.” And in order to understand the past, preserving old documents and records is key. Cumberland County archivists recently received a grant to preserve documents that … Continue reading "Preserving Pennsylvania’s oldest historical documents"