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Should Pennsylvania Have Open Primaries?, Local 'Rosie the Riveters' Honored, Ancient Wine – WHYY
“Rosie the Riveters” are finally getting the recognition they deserve. On Wednesday, the women who worked in shipyards and factories building boats, planes, weapons, and supplies for WWII will be honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. Sadly, many of the six million women who supported America’s effort have died, but Cherri Gregg talks with two honorees from our region, Mae Krier and Ruth Wilson, who reflect on their barrier-breaking works.
With Pennsylvania’s primary two weeks away, we look at the effort to open the primary to unaffiliated voters. Forty percent of voters now identify as independent but PA’s closed primaries don’t allow them to weigh in. We’ll talk about the pros and cons of open primaries with David Thornburgh, chair of BallotPA, which is trying to open Pennsylvania’s primary. We also hear from Seth Masket, professor at the University of Denver, who believes only people affiliated with a party should have a say.
Have you heard about William Penn’s vineyard in Fairmount Park starting in the 1600s? Yes, it was located at Lemon Hill. The Alexander grape, cultivated there, marked the beginning of wine production in North America. While this grape has faced criticism for its flavor over the years, local sommeliers are advocating to embrace the wine’s historical significance and are working towards revitalizing the Alexander grape. We talk with Chantel White, Archaeobotanical Teaching Specialist at the Penn Museum, about the history of North American wine and the ongoing endeavor to restore the Alexander grape to its patriotic prominence.
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Pa. House committee advances bill to require radon testing and mitigation in schools
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Suspect arrested for shooting near basketball court in Elkins Park, Pa.
ABINGTON TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — Police have arrested a suspect who they say fired shots at a vehicle near a crowded basketball court in Montgomery County.
Jamell Whitmore, 18, of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Thursday.
The shooting happened on March 22 near a basketball court on the 300 block of Cadwalader Avenue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.
Shooting near Elkins Park basketball courts sends stray bullet into home
Police said multiple callers reported hearing gunfire around 8:15 p.m. and witnessed a large group of people run from the area behind the McKinley Firehouse.
As a vehicle drove by, one of the men in the group, identified by police as Whitmore, ran off to the parking lot to retrieve a gun and began firing multiple shots towards the vehicle.
Police say it’s unclear if the vehicle was hit, but one of the bullets struck a nearby home.
No one in the home was injured.
Police said no innocent bystanders or those involved in the shooting were injured.
The motive for the shooting remains unknown.
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Pennsylvania-born indie rockers Tigers Jaw return with new album release
The chorus for the song “Primary Colors” was something Walsh wrote years ago, with the song’s outro originally being used as a verse.
“And something just wasn’t quite clicking, and everything that I tried felt kind of forced,” Walsh said. “We were all just like, ‘Yeah, there’s something here, but it’s not quite doing what I think it has the potential to do.’”
The band then started toying with the dynamics between the verses and the chorus.
“It just unlocked something for me in the idea where I was like, ‘Wow, this kind of quiet, loud, quiet, loud format really works well with this song,’” Walsh said. “So yeah, it just transformed it instantly into an idea that felt a lot stronger.”
The album was recorded with Grammy-winning producer Will Yip, a relationship still budding from their 2014 album, “Charmer.” Collins said the new album’s sound is “as true as we could be to playing the record live.”
“I wasn’t as tied to the tones that have classically been Tigers Jaw because I think at this point, I’ve just come to this realization that no matter what, if we’re making it, it is Tigers Jaw,” Collins said.
The new album has a “palpable energy” that shares the same spirit as their earlier records, Walsh said. And while “tastes evolve,” the band followed “what feels good.”
“This is the best representation of the band at the time, and it’s almost like a snapshot of us as artists, as people, as a creative entity over this time in our career,” he said.
“Lost On You” is out now through Hopeless Records and is available on vinyl, CD and various streaming platforms.
On April 16, Tigers Jaw will perform at Union Transfer at 8 p.m. They will be supported by Hot Flash Heat Wave and Creeks, the solo project of Balance and Composure vocalist and guitarist Jon Simmons, who is from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
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