What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, December 13, 2018: California is the clear winner. Or perhaps we should say the “clean” winner. The Golden State tops unofficial lists of best states for solar growth, producing enough to power 5.4 million homes. No other state comes close. Pennsylvania is listed in the top ten … Continue reading "Pennsylvania’s Solar Future / NPR’s Melissa Block"

What to look for on Smart Talk Wednesday, December 12, 2018: Turn on a computer or connect a phone to Wi-Fi and most of us expect immediate, and fast, connectivity. In this digital age, we’ve come to take internet access for granted. The Federal Communications Commission estimates about 800,000 Pennsylvanians lack access to Broadband. However, … Continue reading "Broadband access not available everywhere in PA"

CCA students, Gabe Longenecker (Susquehanna Twp., PA, left) and Nathaniel Saxe (Springettsbury Twp., PA, right), examine the progress herbs have made in an aquaponic media bed at AgWorks at CCA. What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, December 11, 2018: A state-of-the-art horticultural growing and learning facility is open for business for charter school … Continue reading "Cutting edge horticulture for charter school / Stop Overdoses PA"

What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, December 10, 2018: Report cards are out and Pennsylvania is on notice. The American Society of Civil Engineers released the Pennsylvania 2018 Infrastructure Report Card and gave the state an overall GPA of C-. Seven of the state’s 18 critical infrastructure categories earned below average marks. … Continue reading "Pennsylvania infrastructure not making the grade"

What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, December 7, 2018: The last Smart Talk Road Trip of the year takes us to the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg. Inside the Front Street home, we’ll discuss Governor Tom Wolf’s recent re-election and his plans and priorities for the next four years. Will Wolf push for more … Continue reading "Smart Talk Road Trip visits the Governor’s Residence"

What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, December 6, 2018: It’s wasn’t long ago that if the word gerrymander was used in public, eyes would quickly glaze over. It just wasn’t a topic that generated a lot of passion. That is not the case today – gerrymandering or a majority party drawing legislative boundaries … Continue reading "Drawing new Pennsylvania maps / end-of-year tax tips"

What to look for on Smart Talk Wednesday, December 5, 2018: More than 26 million Americans suffer from asthma. About 1.7 million seek treatment for asthma at hospital emergency rooms each year. It disproportionately affects poor people. Asthma is a condition in which airways narrow, swell and produce extra mucus. This can make breathing difficult … Continue reading "Human contact improves asthma?/Rep. Bryan Cutler prepares for House leadership role"

What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, November 29, 2018: Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is taking aim at gun safety and has made a dozen recommendations that he thinks will reduce crimes committed with firearms and suicides. In 2016 more than 1,500 Pennsylvanians were killed by guns. DePasquale says over the last decade, … Continue reading "Auditor General aims to reduce gun deaths/Sunday hunting in PA?"

What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, December 3, 2018: A Smart Talk holiday tradition is back! One of our favorite shows of the year — the annual books-as-gifts guide. Everyone enjoys a well-thought gift, especially when it is a good book. Whether it is fiction, a novel, non-fiction, poetry, a how-to book, or … Continue reading "2018 books-as-gifts guide"

Today’s broadcast is recorded from a previous Smart Talk program The newspaper industry has undergone a transformation over the last 10 to 15 years. With the advancement of the internet, newspapers jumped on board to develop a web presence offering ready access to their customers. While print customers paid for subscription services, the web version … Continue reading "The newspaper industry’s changing landscape"