Emily Reddy / WPSU Producer

I believe in learning from the past. We wouldn’t be who we are now without it. Each moment in time affects us in some way.

The StoryCorps oral history project has been recording interviews all this month in Bellefonte. Jill Herr talked with her father, John Herr, about his stint in the voluntary service. He served for two years in the time between the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The pair came from Lancaster County to record this interview.

It’s Ramadan right now, a month when Muslims fast, pray, and purify themselves through good deeds. The recent flooding in Pakistan would seem to be an ideal opportunity for the State College Muslim community to offer help. But as WPSU’s Emily Reddy reports, the mosque in town is afraid to make donations.

My husband got a call the other night as we finished a late dinner. One of his friends had two extra tickets to the baseball game and wanted to know if he'd like them. Of course he did.

The StoryCorps oral history project is recording interviews all this month in Bellefonte. Sylvia Feldman talks with her mother, Joanne Feldman, about her classical music career with her husband, who she met at Julliard.

The Little League World Series started Friday in Williamsport and runs for a week and a half. Thousands proud parents and fans will come from around the world to watch the games. Hotel rooms in Williamsport and the surrounding area are always tight, but this year they’ve been harder to come by than usual. WPSU’s Emily Reddy went to Williamsport…

In the halls of my elementary school in Massachusetts, there was a poster that said, “Life is a journey, not a race.” From kindergarten through fifth grade, I walked by that poster every day. I read it a thousand times, but I never really understood what it meant.

The StoryCorps oral history project is recording interviews all this month in Bellefonte. Mary Polak talks with her father, Stefan Polak, about his parents’ lives during the Holocaust.

I sometimes forget I have an older sister. She passed away before I was born, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a sister. I didn’t know about her until I was 12 years old. But now I think of her often.