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August 16, 2012

By Kimberly Haas

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Holly Otterbein of "It's Our Money" looks at participatory budgeting and whether it would work in Philadelphia. Scott Detrow of StateImpact Pennsylvania follows snake wranglers at work in natural gas drilling fields. Peter Crimmins reports on the Mississippi Blues Project at this weekend's Philadelphia Folk Festival. Shannon McDonald reviews The Jersey Sting. Dave Heller talks with soccer star and New Jersey native Carli Lloyd in the afterglow of her Olympic triumph.

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