Pretty soon in Lancaster County, British actor and playwright Michael Mears will showcase his latest play, The Mistake, on April 15-16. The play arrives during the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

 

Pretty soon in Lancaster County, British actor and playwright <a href="https://michaelmears.org/">Michael Mears</a> will showcase his latest play, The Mistake, on April 15-16. The play arrives during the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at https://witf.org/programs/the-spark.

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from <a href="https://www.witf.org">WITF</a>, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Spark

When people come together and talk about really interesting topics, great questions spark better understanding and opportunities for new ideas to form. On The Spark from WITF, hosts Scott LaMar and Aniya Faulcon start the conversations about what’s happening in the world and at home. Share your ideas at <a href="https://witf.org/programs/the-spark">https://witf.org/programs/the-spark</a>.

The Mistake: Powerful Play on Hiroshima’s 80th Anniversary Comes to Lancaster

On this week's edition of The Spark Weekly;

Ashlie Crosson, an English and journalism teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, has just been named the 2025 National Teacher of the Year — and while the spotlight may be on her, she’s making it clear her mission is still focused on the students she serves.

 

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A Pennsylvania Senate panel has rejected a bill advanced by Democrats that would permit the sale of recreational cannabis to adults at state-owned stores.

On this week's edition of The Spark Weekly;
<a href="https://www.pa.gov/agencies/education/newsroom/icymi-pennsylvania-educator-from-mifflin-county-named-2025-national-teacher-of-the-year.html#:~:text=Harrisburg%2C%20PA%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Pennsylvania%20Department,the%20first%2Dever%20Pennsylvania%20educator">Ashlie Crosson</a>, an English and journalism teacher at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, has just been named the <a href="https://ntoy.ccsso.org/">2025 National Teacher of the Year</a> &mdash; and while the spotlight may be on her, she&rsquo;s making it clear her mission is still focused on the students she serves.
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Also, on the program.
A Pennsylvania Senate panel has rejected a bill advanced by Democrats that would permit the sale of recreational cannabis to adults at state-owned stores.

The Spark Weekly 5.18.2025: Legalization of Cannabis and National Teacher of The Year.

In his in-depth investigative podcast Death County, PA, PennLive journalist Joshua Vaughn dives deep into a troubling pattern of deaths and alleged abuse at Dauphin County Prison (DCP) — a facility many incarcerated individuals describe as so inhumane, they’d rather die than remain inside.

In his in-depth investigative podcast <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/crime/2025/05/death-county-pa-episode-4-a-push-for-change-at-the-notorious-prison.html">Death County, PA</a>, PennLive journalist <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/staff/jvaughn/posts.html">Joshua Vaughn</a> dives deep into a troubling pattern of deaths and alleged abuse at Dauphin County Prison (DCP) &mdash; a facility many incarcerated individuals describe as so inhumane, they&rsquo;d rather die than remain inside.

Journalist Joshua Vaughn on Deaths, Conditions, and Coverups at Dauphin County Prison

As the debate over public education funding continues in Pennsylvania, a concern from school administrators and business officials are calling for urgent reform of how cyber charter schools are funded. At the heart of their concern: a decades-old funding formula they say unfairly drains resources from public schools and lacks accountability.

As the debate over public education funding continues in Pennsylvania, a concern from school administrators and business officials are calling for urgent reform of how cyber charter schools are funded. At the heart of their concern: a decades-old funding formula they say unfairly drains resources from public schools and lacks accountability.

The Mistake: Powerful Play on Hiroshima’s 80th Anniversary Comes to Lancaster

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