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The year in television started with a bust — or to be more precise, a writer's strike — but Fresh Air's TV critic says there were plenty of TiVo-worthy programs in 2008. Prominent among them: AMC's Mad Men.

Steve Wallace, Tom Concannon and George Mehalchick speakingabout the Socrates Cafe movement and thegatherings that are held in NEPA.---The 2nd Thursday of the month at the Osterhout Free Library,71 S. Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre at 5:30 pm---The 3rd Wednesday of the Month at the Albright Memorial Library,500 Vine Street in Scranton at 6:00 pm---The 4th Wednesday of the month at the Marian Sutherland KirbyLibrary in Mountain Top at 6:00--hosted by Steve Wallace.Everyone is welcome and there is no admission fee.

Mississippi is the most obese state in the nation. That's not something top-ranking state officials like to boast about, so they've decided to take matters into their own hands. A group of state lawmakers has begun an effort to shed hundreds of pounds. It's hoped their weight loss will spur others on.

Teddy grieves Niko's assassination. Emily decides to sue her mother.

Bonnie Culver (co-founder with Mike Lennon); Robert Mooney;Kaylie Jones; Christine Gelineau; and David Hicks (director ofthe program)--all faculty members of the Maslow Family GraduateProgram in Creative Writing at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre,speaking in June 2025 on the occasion of the 20th anniversaryof the program. January 4 to January 9, 2026 marks the firstof two residency weeks for the new year. There will bereadings each evening that are free and open to the public.www.wilkes.edu/creativewriting

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.

Stephen Thompson looks at the biggest songs and albums of the week, and digs into the stories and trends beyond the Top 10.

Can the Iowa sensation finally win a ring? Will UConn repeat? Who could be this year's Cinderella? With March Madness around the corner, here's a preview of what to watch for on Selection Sunday.

Emily and Teddy only have two more days to find Philip and his kidnapper.