What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, February 12, 2018: Pennsylvania farmers are wary of President Trump’s threat to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA with Mexico and Canada.  Throughout his campaign, Trump called NAFTA a bad deal for the U.S.  Now the president seems intent on … Continue reading "PA Farmers and NAFTA/Dairy herds being sold"

What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, February 9, 2018: Last May, the Exelon Corporation announced it would be closing its Three Mile Island Generating Station in the fall of 2019.  The Fortune 100 energy company is citing overburdensome regulation and exclusion from Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard as cause to close the historic … Continue reading "TMI closing an opportunity for renewables?/StateImpact PA expansion/Author George Saunders"

What to look for on Smart Talk Thursday, February 8, 2018: The average person on the street may not be able to explain net neutrality because they may or may not have come up against limitations when they logged on to the internet to view their favorite websites. The Federal Communication Commission voted in December … Continue reading "PA sues over net neutrality/Stock market volatility"

On the Wednesday February 7th, 2018 edition of WITF’s Smart Talk: The Pennsylvania governor’s budget address every February is often viewed as a “state-of-the-state” speech and provides insight into a governor’s priorities by what and how the chief executive wants to spend. A budget proposal made in a year when the governor is running for … Continue reading "Analysis of Wolf budget proposal"

Don Voigt On the Tuesday February 6th, 2018 edition of WITF’s Smart Talk: Don Voigt doesn’t mind the cold at all.  He has spent eighteen seasons over the last twenty-two years researching ice in Antarctica.  Voigt is a senior research associate at Penn State; the navy veteran has a background in geology, but shifted gears … Continue reading "Don Voigt, Antarctic Man"

What to look for on Smart Talk Monday, February 5, 2018: WITF is taking part in the Trusting News project — an effort to create strategies designed to demonstrate the credibility and trustworthiness of journalism.  One of the main tenants of the project is to explain the editorial process.  WITF’s Multimedia News Director Tim Lambert … Continue reading "Trusting News – the process/Congressional Districting/Keeping those with cognitive disorders safe"

On the Friday February 2nd, 2018 edition of WITF’s Smart Talk: The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is taking proactive measures to help parents educate children about underage drinking.  The program, called ‘Know When, Know How’ targets youths between 8 and 12 years old and helps parents to address the awkwardness of a conversation about alcohol. … Continue reading "Underage Drinking / World Cancer Day"

What to look for on Smart Talk, Thursday, February 1, 2018: It’s a Smart Talk Road Trip Thursday to the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg to mark the first day of Black History Month. During the show, we’ll be focusing on a new documentary film that will air next week on WITF-TV about African-American … Continue reading "Road Trip to Civil War Museum: Black History Month"

On the Wednesday January 31st, 2018 edition of WITF’s Smart Talk: President Donald Trump called on Congress to permanently fix the nation’s immigration system in his first official State-of-the-Union Address Tuesday night.  Trump indicated that his main duty was to protect Americans and talked about immigrant gangs coming into the country who had harmed Americans.  … Continue reading "State of the Union: Wrap-up"

What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, January 30, 2018: Should Pennsylvania’s Constitution be amended to provide more protections for crime victims and also keep them better informed about their cases? Currently, the U.S. Constitution and every state constitution provides legal rights for individuals accused of a crime and those convicted of a crime. Yet, the … Continue reading "Crime victim Constitutional proposal/Affordable or free college plan"