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January 12 - 16, 2004
Monday, Jan. 12
Grocery Strike Update
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Secret talks between supermarket company and union representatives were called off Sunday. Kitty Felde gets the latest from Los Angeles Business Journal staff writer David Greenberg.
Bush's Mexico Visit
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Less than a week from announcing changes to U.S. immigration policy, President Bush travels to Monterrey to meet with Mexico President Vincente Fox. Kitty Felde speaks with Sam Quinones, journalist and author of True Tales from Another Mexico: The Lynch Mob, the Popsicle King, Chalino and the Bronx (University of New Mexico Press).
Spending and California's Future
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State Treasurer Phil Angelides says the state spending without sufficient revenue is irresponsible. He shares his thoughts on responsible government with host Kitty Felde. Do his economic predictions hold weight? Kitty Felde asks the director of the Continuing Study of the California Economy, Stephen Levy.
To the Moon!
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President Bush's new space initiative, to be unveiled this week, is being called the most ambitious since the Apollo program that landed Americans on the moon in 1969. Not only does he propose building a permanent base on the moon, he also wants to send astronauts to Mars.
The Paris Review Lives On
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Brigid Hughes has been named executive editor of the Paris Review, the literary magazine founded by George Plimpton (and friends) in the fifties. With Plimpton's recent passing, the Paris Review board looked long and hard for an editor to fill his shoes. They decided on Hughes, the current managing editor of the literary quarterly, who has worked closely with Plimpton for the past 10 years.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
King James in the Schools?
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An Orange County lawyer wants to put more than six-million bibles in California classrooms, one for every public school student. He'll have to get 600 thousand signatures first to qualify his "King James Textbook Initiative" for the November ballot. Adolfo Guzman Lopez is covering the story.
Parole Reform
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State Senator Gloria Romero talks with Kitty Felde about parole reform from the state's capital.
Parole Reform
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Will our new governor's planned changes to the prison and parole system really help? What can we do to make the process work and save money for California's budget at the same time? Kitty talks with professors Franklin Zimring and Joan Petersilia about parole reform.
Urban Tribes
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What started as a magazine article has spawned a book and a new label for thirty-somethings. Writer Ethan Waters joins Kitty to discuss how a new generation is redefining community, family, and even commitment. His book is Urban Tribes (Bloomsbury).
Primary Primer
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Just what is a caucus? And how is it different from a primary? Kitty gets a primer on the political jargon surrounding the kick-off to the presidential election countdown with Caltech Professor of Political Science, Mike Alvarez.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Analysis of Bush's NASA Plan
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This morning President Bush announced the details of his proposed space mission to the moon and Mars. Kitty talks about the specifics of the plan and what it might mean for the Sothern California economy with guests Jack Kyser, director of research and chief economist for Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation and Professor Madhu Thangavelu who teaches space exploration courses in both the Engineering and Architecture departments at USC. He is the co-author of The Moon: Resources Future Development and Colonization (Wiley).
From China With Love
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Sex, national secrets, a double agent--the story of Katrina Lueng, the FBI informant and alleged double agent for China, captured the headlines. Frontline offers a documentary on her life and the lack of oversight by FBI management. Director Michael Kirk joins Kitty Felde.
"From China With Love" airs tomorrow night on KCET.
Sacred Time
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Ursula Hegi, best-selling author of Stones from the River, joins Kitty for a look at her latest novel, Sacred Time (Touchstone). Set in the Bronx from 1953-1999, the novel spans three generations of an Italian-American family living in post-war America.
G'day LA!: Australia Week 2004
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Southern California residents will get a comprehensive taste of "The Land Down Under" during Australia week 2004, a 10-day celebration of art, commerce, culture, and history that will highlight Australia's vitality as both a place to visit and a place to do business in the 21st century. Kitty talks about the planned events with guest John Olson, Consul-General for Los Angeles.
Thursday, Jan. 15
Returning from Iraq
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Local Iraqi-American Basam Al-Husseini has just returned from Iraq where he met with his sister and mother. He hasn't seen either of them in 22 years. During his trip he also looked for the graves of his two brothers executed by Hussein in the 1980's. Unable to find the bodies, he made a makeshift grave next to that of his father. His trip was not entirely for personal reasons, though. As a spokesman for the Southern California Iraqi-American Council and an engineer recruited by the Department of Defense to help re-build Iraq, Al-Husseini also participated in meetings on the reconstruction of Iraq.
Dean Edell
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New year's resolutions frequently center on weight loss and health. Low carb, fancy-named diets all promise results, but are they the healthiest solutions? Dr. Dean Edell joins host Kitty Felde to answer your questions about pursuing a healthy lifestyle. His new book is Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Healthiness (Harper Collins).
Recycling Your Christmas Tree
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Resolved to be more environmentally conscious in 2004? Well, here's your first opportunity. Saturday is the last day to participate in LA County's curbside recycling program for your Christmas tree. Kitty gets the details for taking part in the program, including all the perks, like free energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs if you take your tree to a designated drop off site.
Call 311 for location pick-ups.
Friday, Jan. 16
Northridge...Ten Years Later
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A UCLA evaluation of residential recovery ten years after the Northridge quake quantifies the unevenness of recovery throughout various LA communities. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris is chair of the department of urban planning at UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research and the lead on this study.
Earthquake Insurance – Is It Worth It?
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Make up your own mind after listening to California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and Executive Director of United Policyholders Amy Bach.
Gollum Speaks
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Kitty is joined by Andy Serkis, the voice and model behind the computer generated character Gollum in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
What's Up with Ralphs
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Picketers are scheduled to resume their march outside of Ralphs. Kitty Felde checks in with Los Angeles Business Journal staff writer David Greenberg.
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