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Getting By: From Wall Street To Main Street
- Oct. 1, 2008
For the past couple of weeks, we've been working on a project called Getting By . It's a look at the local economy and how people are coping, given the market crash, the foreclosure mess, and the rising cost of rent, gas and food. Read more →
Economic Struggle: How are You Getting By in San Diego?
- Sept. 22, 2008
Last month, producer Megan Burke and I were trying to figure out how we were going to tell the story of the local job market for this month's episode of our newly revamped public affairs show, Envision San Diego . We knew things were tough out there -- the unemployment rate is the highest it's been in more than a decade. The challenge really was to make all the statistics meaningful. We decided we would profile unemployed people -- it seemed like a no-brainer. Read more →
Covering the Navy
- Sept. 4, 2008
Last week the KPBS radio newsroom received two phone calls from the Navy and an e-mail, informing us of the decommissioning of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk. They wanted us to cover the story. Read more →
The Vegetarian Life
- July 29, 2008
- By Natalie Walsh
Our These Days production assistant is a life-long vegetarian. Some people may not think that's very interesting, but having been born and raised in the Midwest, where a meal without meat was not considered a meal, I was fascinated that she has never had meat of any kind. No burger or bacon ever crossed her lips. No seafood or fowl ever entered her digestive tract. For her, this was a normal way of life - a vegetarian way of life. Read more →
The 8 X 8 Glasses of Water Myth
- July 29, 2008
- By Natalie Walsh
Today, as part of our These Days series on food and nutrition, we talked about water and the body. I recently came across an article about the myth that we need to drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day to be healthy. I was surprised because I, like most Americans, assumed this recommendation was based on sound medical science. But no, there was no scientific basis for the recommendation that's been around for more than 50 years. Read more →
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