What to look for on Smart Talk Wednesday, March 14, 2018: One month after a school shooting in Parkland, Florida left 17 people dead, students across the country are walking out of classrooms today or holding other types of gatherings — mostly to demand tougher gun laws. Some schools have embraced the walkouts as a … Continue reading "How are PA schools handling student walkouts over violence?/Bill addresses puppy mills/York County recognized as destination"

What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, March 13, 2018: Pennsylvania’s 500 school districts collect about $14.4 billion.  There’s a good chance that number will rise next year because property taxes increase almost every year in most school districts. It’s one of the reasons funding schools through property taxes is so unpopular. Even though … Continue reading "Is PA ready for property tax reform?/All eyes on PA Congressional race"

What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, March 12, 2018: Some 175 people died of drug overdoses in York County last year.  The county has seen a big jump in the number of deadly overdoses in the last several years.  But it is still alarming when York County Coroner Pam Gay reported there were … Continue reading "York County Opioid OD deaths jump/Coal jobs update"

Author Janice Kaplan What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, March 9, 2018: Catch a lucky break. Pick the lucky numbers. Being in the right place at the right time. Some people are just luckier than others, right? Do some people really have all the luck? The answer may be yes AND no. Joining … Continue reading "Janice Kaplan: How Luck Happens/PA Charter Day"

Steven Johnson What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, March 8, 2018: How a flute made from the bones of extinct animals can be traced to the invention of the programmable computer?  It’s just one story from best-selling popular science author and media theorist Steven Johnson, who appears on Thursday’s Smart Talk. Johnson is … Continue reading "Steven Johnson talks innovation-ideas/Spinal leak and headaches"

What to look for on Smart Talk Wednesday, March 7, 2018: Insects that aren’t native to Pennsylvania have invaded the state’s forests, farm fields and homes and new ones appear every few years. Recently, the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug made its way from Asia. This nuisance pest was first spotted in Allentown in 1998 and … Continue reading "Invasive insects invade PA/Chesapeake Bay update"

What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, March 6, 2018: Drive through areas of Pennsylvania where natural gas has been successfully drilled over the past 10 years and you’ll see new barns, farm equipment, or other items like boats or pick-up trucks that indicate new wealth.  Some landowners in the Marcellus Shale region have … Continue reading "Landowners question gas royalty payments/Lancaster a cool city — Forbes"

What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, March 5, 2018: Last summer, white supremists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia chanting “Jews will not replace us.”  It’s a recent example of how Jewish people are still targeted for hate. Unfortunately, Charlottesville wasn’t an isolated incident.  In Pennsylvania, last year, there were 96 incidents of anti-Semitism — … Continue reading "PA anti-semitic incidents increase/Witnessing a life saved from overdose"

What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, March 2, 2018: Each year nearly 800,000 people experience a new or recurrent stroke. A stroke can happen to anyone, at any time and is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S. Strokes occur when blood flow to an area of brain is cut off; … Continue reading "What do you know about stroke?/College hoops scandal"

What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, March 1, 2018: More than 78 hundred guns were stolen in a record-setting 577 burglaries at the nation’s gun stores last year.  Burglaries at gun shops have increased 70% since 2013 according to the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. There have been a rash … Continue reading "ATF on gun shop burglaries; Wilt’s 100 points; Garden show"