The Fed met Wednesday and agreed to keep interest rates super low for a super long time. Who thinks that’s good? Who disagrees? Politics makes for strange bedfellows and pandemic makes for…
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Listen: Owen Walsh, The River Reporter on Court Challenges of PA Voting
Most weeks, when we check in with Owen Walsh of “The River Reporter,” he has an update on the ongoing battle between PA Governor Tom Wolf and PA’s GOP lawmakers over the…
Listen: Dr. Anjana Poonthota on Emotional Learning for Children During the Pandemic
We’ve covering every angle of education during the pandemic, but what about “emotional learning” for students? Are they getting it? What happens if they don’t? And, most importantly, what exactly is emotional…
Listen: Sean Welsh, Sullivan CCE, on New Energy Taxes and How to Save
A newly imposed 4% energy tax went into effect September 1 for Sullivan County residents. Sean Welsh, Energy Resource Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Sullivan County, says this would be a…
Listen: Owen Walsh of the River Reporter on Local Economic Effects of the Pandemic
Governor Wolf is letting Pennsylvania restaurants open back up to 50% again, but banning booze after 10 p.m. Meanwhile, in New York State, realities of the pandemic are hitting home and driving…
Listen: James B. Huntington’s Work Shift Live “The View from 30,000 Feet”
This week’s “Work Shift Live” features what James B. Huntington calls “the view from 30,000 feet” – looking at the big picture of the US economy via major indicators and the like….
Listen: Michael Drillinger on Virtual Programs at Ten Mile River Scout Museum
The Ten Mile River Scout Museum is operated by the Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America and is dedicated to preserving the history of the Ten Mile River Scout Camps,…
Listen: Local News with Owen Walsh of The River Reporter
Governor Wolf is tangoing with Pennsylvania’s GOP over COVID-19…again! Sullivan County law enforcement announced two of its biggest-ever drug busts. And why was the Woodridge man who struck and killed two pedestrians…
Listen: What’s up with Unemployment and Retail Sales? James B. Huntington’s Work Shift
Silver, gold, and stocks are up. Sales didn’t drop as much as expected after millions of Americans lost their unemployment benefits. Is there any bad news? Apart from the near-constant rate of…