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Through Hungry For Music, Jeff Campbell takes in donated musical instruments and gives them to underprivileged young people. In 16 years, he's handed out more than 3,500 instruments. He finds complex harmony in helping others make music. After all, Campbell says, "music helped me through some dark times."

The new Japanese prime minister, Naoto Kan, is facing the same problem that helped bring down his predecessor: What to do about thousands of U.S. troops on Okinawa? Residents say their small island bears a disproportionate burden of the continued American military presence in Japan.

People in Louisiana aren't strangers to disaster, but they say this oil spill is different. The disaster is ongoing and there is no road map for moving ahead. Many are finding they can't even volunteer to help with the cleanup.

The gloves are off in the labor versus business battle over union wages for city projects. We discuss the details of the proposed managed competition ballot measure.

As decision time approaches for the proposed downtown library, we ask why the big push for this big new building.

As the U.S. and European Union move to tighten sanctions against Iran to pressure it to curb its nuclear ambitions, Turkey is emerging as a middleman in the dispute. On Friday, Iran called the U.N. sanctions approved earlier this month "illegal."

Property values in San Diego County’s unincorporated areas will be affected by a new “General Plan Update” currently in the works. Some property owners are calling for reimbursement, through a process called the “Transfer of Development Rights,” or TDRs.

Find out who stands to gain from extending the reach and life of San Diego's redevelopment agencies.

Saramago, the first Portuguese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, died Friday at his home in the Canary Islands. He was known for his imaginative blend of fantasy, fact and folklore. A committed Communist, Saramago was controversial cultural icon in his homeland.

Culture Lust wants to know what your favorite board games are from back in the day.