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FM (Friday Morning) Reflection #14

After moving to Pennsylvania from Ohio six years ago, I realized there was a lot that I didn’t know about my new home state, including its history, regional cultures, government, and laws. I remembered how learning Ohio’s state history in school helped me connect to and appreciate where I lived at that time, and ordered a few textbooks—the kind you’d find in a junior high school classroom—so that I could start to educate myself about the Commonwealth.

As I started reading, I became more curious and began to wonder:

• Why are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh so different?
  Because of their location, how they developed over time, the industries and economies of each, and for other historical and cultural reasons. (more)
  

• Why are there so many (203!) representatives in the Pennsylvania House?
  The number is set in the Constitution of the Commonwealth to assure…