Rosa Eberly

Pennsylvania State University

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Rosa Eberly is an associate professor of communication arts and sciences and English at Pennsylvania State University, and the author of several books on the impact of language on society and democracy.

Rosa Eberly on KCRW

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Robert Dear is accused of shooting up a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs last week, killing a police officer along with two other people and injuring six more.

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