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Spring is here, so what's cooking? We'll explore the wonderful options of vegetarian cuisine in our monthly food segment.

Changing demographics in California predict a 67% increase in seniors, from 6 million to 10 million, in the next 20 years. 2010 will bring a the most significant increase in people over 60 that we've seen so far. What kind of support is most needed for seniors in San Diego? And how do you think San Diego needs to prepare for a significant increase in an older population?

There has been mixed reaction to confessed killer John Gardner's plea deal to escape the death penalty. Some believe death is the only just punishment for the man who raped and murdered two local girls. But executions don't always bring the closure victims' families hope for.

As Yemen becomes increasingly overpopulated and impoverished, many families see marrying off their young daughters and receiving dowries as a way to survive. But in early April, a 13-year-old girl bled to death after being forced to have intercourse with her 23-year-old husband. Despite widespread incidents of abuse and rape, child brides in Yemen have rarely protested or complained. But that is changing.

One state senator wants to move up the cut-off date for kids entering kindergarten. This isn’t the first time such a change has been proposed. In the past, opponents have argued that parents should have the flexibility to decide what’s best for their kids.

The public's growing distrust of government has undermined proposals from President Obama and Congress, a new survey finds. Such mistrust is hardly new, but its growth over the past year is striking, given the wave of trust that helped usher Obama into office. Obama's top adviser blames Republicans for trying to de-legitimize government.

It's politics as usual and unusual in the South Bay. Our conversation with the editor of The Star News covers the candidates for Mayor of Chula Vista, the return of Juan Vargas and a challenger to Bob Filner. Also, Chula Vista has come up with a novel approach to funding a convention and visitors bureau, never mind that the city has no convention center or large hotel.

World renown jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has a new project involving an orchestra. What's so unusual about that? The orchestra is robotic. Pat Metheny will join us to talk about the Orchestrion project.

What are the top priorities for the new editor of The San Diego Union-Tribune? We speak to Jeff Light about his background, and his goals for the paper.

The Compassionate Friends is often described as the type of organization that nobody really wants to belong to. But many people are relieved to meet at a place where they can tell stories about their dead children as if they were still alive.