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Christine Ohlman
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Christine Ohlman.

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Christine Ohlman
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Cliff Goodwin.

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Cliff Goodwin
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Larry Donahue
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By:Colin McEnroe
Updated: Jun 5, 2013
Today 8,100 people over the age of 12 in the U.S. will have their first drug experience.
Another 12,800 will try alcohol for the first time. In the U.S., 135,000 deaths per year are directly attributable to drugs, and that does not count the 100,000 or so oth... read more
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By:Diane Orson
Updated: Jun 3, 2013
School districts across Connecticut are wrestling with how to implement the new Common Core state standards, which mean changes to the way teachers teach reading and math along with new... read more
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Children at School
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By:Where We Live
Updated: May 31, 2013
There is a lot happening in Connecticut education.
Public school districts are busy preparing for the new Common Core State Standards that promise more rigor, a different kind of high-stakes testing, and a teacher and Principal evaluation system that could lead to job loss... read more
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By:Jeff Cohen
Updated: Jun 3, 2013
There is shakeup in the administration of Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra. As WNPR's Jeff Cohen reports, Jared Kupiec, Segarra's chief of staff, is resigning.
Kupiec's resignation... read more
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Updated: Jun 4, 2013
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"Judiceratops tigris"
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By:Tucker Ives
Updated: May 31, 2013
You can add another species to the horned dinosaur family.
The recently discovered Judiceratops tigris is the earliest known cousin of horned dinosaurs like the Triceratops and Torosaurus.
Fossils of this species were found in Montana's Judith River Formation, but they... read more
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Updated: Apr 5, 2013
WNPR is starting an experimental radio project and we want you to get involved. The idea is simple. We provide a theme, you call our hotline and te... read more
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Colin McEnroe
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By:Colin McEnroe
Updated: May 31, 2013
It began last night with a documentary about some of the greatest backup singers in rock and roll history, including Darlene Love, who is here, and a short film featuring Tony Shalhoub, who was here.
It will close with a screening of the much anticipated film "Frances Ha"... read more
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Igor Stravinsky, New York City (1946)
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By:Colin McEnroe
Updated: May 29, 2013
Igor Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" was incredibly controversial when it premiered, 100 years ago today, but chances are your current associations with is are affectionate and involve cartoon dinosaurs.
Today on the show, we're going to discuss -- both seriously and... read more
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