1:06pm: Today Pakistan agreed to normalize trade relations with India when Pakistan's cabinet granted 'Most Favored Nation' status to its neighbor. Indian granted MFN status to Pakistan in the 90's, but Pakistan did not reciprocate. 1:12pm: From 1975 to 2005, the costs of attending public universities in the U.S. have tripled. Benjamin Ginsberg argues that much of the cause is administrative bloat. Ginsberg writes that since the 1970s the number of administrative staffers has risen by 235%, while the number of faculty and students has increased by about 50%.1:35pm: The coalfields of Appalachia are running out of coal, and there's not a large-scale effort to diversify the region's economy. But there are lessons to be learned from a similar transition in an unlikely place: the small United Kingdom country of Wales. Now, a documentary filmmaker is exploring parallels between 1980s Wales and modern-day Appalachia. WFPL’s Erica Peterson spoke with Tom Hansell and joins us with a report.
Laura is LPM's Director of Podcasts & Special Projects.
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