Weekend Edition-9am Hour-March 17th 2013

By News Staff

Posted Mar 17, 2013 11:13:07 AM.

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RICHARD STEVENS on Saint Patrick’s Day. DR. STEWART DONOVAN on the historical meaning of Saint Patrick’s Day. TOM CLARK with the national check-in. JACOB COOKEY on his 3-minute thesis.

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