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by Olga Khazan | March 10, 2010
Senior Editor

<b><font color="#ff1493">SLIDESHOW:</font> </b>Micki Krimmel, Derby Doll and business owner, wants you to spend less and share more. Start-ups like her new site NeighborGoods will show you how. [...]

Not Your Parents' Lincoln Logs: Workers Train In Green Construction

by Carollyn Nguyen | November 15, 2009
Annenberg TV News

WATCH: About 600 students at L.A. Trade Tech College are making a bet that green construction skills will help them weather the tough economy. [...]

So Many Windmills

by Hillel Aron | November 11, 2009
Senior Editor

VIDEO: John Walsh's crusade against the LA subway soldiers on. But has his time passed? [...]

Big Love, From Tyler

by Julia James | October 27, 2009
Staff Reporter

VIDEO: Pasadena teacher Tyler Hester has a numbers problem. He teaches 198 seventh and eighth graders, but his classroom library contains only about 100 novels. But he's got a plan, and it's working. [...]

Does Arts Journalism Matter?

by Jess Scott and Erica E. Phillips | October 5, 2009
Contributors

USC Annenberg School for Communication and the National Arts Journalism Program (NAJP) presented a conference that posed the crucial question: What does the future hold for the business (and the art) of arts journalism? [...]

Plans For Jackson Memorial Still Unknown As Fans Flock To Residence

by Carollyn Nguyen | July 1, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: Two days after Joe Jackson held a press conference to express his gratitude toward Michael's fans around the world and say no funeral arrangements had been made, there is no information on when or where a public memorial service may occur. [...]

Real Estate Brokers Turn To New Professions In Wake Of Crash

by Jessica Selva | June 26, 2009
Contributor

Real estate agents and loan brokers left the home industry in droves as foreclosures became ubiquitous in 2007 and 2008. Dry-cleaning shirts or working as a foreclosure counselor is more stable employment in today's economy. [...]

Cell Phone Warning Labels Coming Soon?

by Len Ly | June 1, 2009
Staff Reporter

One activist is petitioning Congress to introduce legislation, but scientists disagree on effects electromagnetic-radiating products have on human body. If Devices like cell phones are dangerous, they will likely harm children first, whose bodies are still developing. [...]

Tap Water Is Safer, Cheaper Choice

by Adrianna Weingold | May 28, 2009
Senior Editor

WATCH: Frightened by the taste and color of tap water, people tend to reach for the bottle not realizing that tap water is safer than bottled water. [...]

Online Behemoths Threaten Independent Bookstores

by Neila Jamee | May 26, 2009
Staff Reporter

Online book sales through sites like amazon.com are threatening independent bookstores in Los Angeles.
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Staving Off Hunger: A Special Report

by Contributors | May 22, 2009

LISTEN: For some Californians, the threat of being hungry has always haunted them. For others, the economic downturn and all that comes with it -- cut wages, lost jobs, lost homes -- has introduced the new fear of wondering where the next meal will come from. [...]

Staving Off Hunger: Physiological Effects Do Just As Much Damage

by Jenny Lauren Lee | May 21, 2009
Contributor

LISTEN: Researchers have found that diet -- whether it be too much or too little food -- has a profound impact on our ability to focus, concentrate and learn. [...]

Staving Off Hunger: Migrant Farm Workers In Shantytown Barely Hang On

by Tom Sparks | May 21, 2009
Contributor

LISTEN: Duroville, a labor encampment in California's Coachella Valley, is home to more than 4,000 migrant farm workers. Low wages and large families mean Duroville's residents are in constant need of food assistance. [...]

Staving Off Hunger: Nation's Breadbasket Familiar With Empty Plates

by Deidre Crawford | May 21, 2009
contributor

LISTEN: Tulare County in California's Central Valley might be supplying the United States with its food, but nearly half of its residents can't afford to buy enough food for their families. The economic downturn has made things worse.
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Staving Off Hunger: Foreclosures Force A Change In Habits

by Leilani Albano | May 21, 2009
Contributor

LISTEN: Thousands of home-owners in the San Fernando Valley have lost their houses over the past year. Now they live in small apartments or with family or friends and worry about having enough money to buy food. [...]

Students Embrace Reading, With A Little Help From Man's Best Friends

by Newly Paul and Emilie Mutert | May 20, 2009
Staff Reporter and Senior Editor

WATCH: A program in Long Beach pairs trained therapy dogs with students to encourage a positive attitude about learning to read. [...]

Developers, Residents In Legal Battle Over Proposed NFL Stadium

by Guillermo Vazquez | May 18, 2009
Contributor

The Raiders and Rams left town more than a decade ago. Does Los Angeles have another NFL franchise in their future?
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After-School Karate Keeping Kids Off Streets And In Gym

by Irma Widjojo | May 18, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: Since 1989, Santa Monica Police have been keeping kids off the streets and out of trouble with an after-school martial arts program. Senior Coach Rudy Lopez says his students learn discipline and respect. [...]

Bomb Squad Goes Bald For A Good Cause

by Trishna Patel | May 15, 2009
Contributor

WATCH: LAPD bomb squad members, FBI agents, and friends and family gathered together in April to support a fellow officer diagnosed with breast cancer. Before she knew it, the bomb squad had become the 'bald squad.' [...]

Festival Provides No-Cost Activities For Fullerton Residents

by Nardine Saad | May 14, 2009
Staff Reporter

SLIDESHOW: The Faces of Fullerton festival served up free fare and interactive ares encouraging residents to celebrate the city's diversity and learn about the community. [...]

Horse Therapy Helps Ease Physical And Mental Illness

by Adrianna Weingold | May 14, 2009
Senior Editor

WATCH: Building relationships with horses has therapeutic value for those who suffer from physical disabilities or mental illness. [...]

Katrina Dog Finds Relief From Post Traumatic Stress

by Nardine Saad | May 13, 2009
Staff Reporter

After surviving on his own five weeks in the wreckage after Hurricane Katrina, Smoke the dog's redemptive journey proves that sometimes an old dog can learn new tricks.

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Famed Hollywood Monastery Struggles to Stay Open in Tough Economy

by Jenn Harris | May 10, 2009
Staff Reporter

Sisters at the Monastery of the Angels have been turning to their famous pumpkin bread to boost revenue in order to stay open and make much needed repairs. [...]

Organ Recipients Honor Their Donors

by Carlos Saucedo | April 30, 2009
Contributor

WATCH: Organ recipients dedicate an evening each year to honor the volunteers whose donations made their health and lives possible.
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Churchgoers Donate Marrow To Help One Of Their Own

by Nardine Saad | April 24, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: After learning one of their fellow congregants had lymphoma and needed a bone marrow donation, members of the Coptic Church in Orange, California stepped up to help. [...]

'April Showers' Recalls Columbine Tragedy

by Tina Mather | April 23, 2009
Staff Reporter

WATCH: Columbine survivor Andrew Robinson used the lessons he learned from the shooting in his fictionalized screenplay. [...]

Empty Pockets Lead To Emptier Landfills

by Kevin Lu | April 18, 2009
Contributor

WATCH: Garbage just isn't piling up like it used to. Neon Tommy talks trash with some waste disposal professionals to find out how the sluggish economy is impacting what we throw away.
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Waters Blue Again At Long Beach Convention Center

by C. J. Dablo | April 18, 2009
Staff Reporter

Renowned artist Wyland takes a crack at restoring his original mural of California marine life at the Long Beach Convention Center. [...]

Families Cut Back On Funeral Services

by Jessica Conner | April 8, 2009
-- from Annenberg Radio News

In these economic times, people are cutting costs and that includes spending on funeral services. More families are turning to alternative burial services for their loved ones. [...]

Sexting Makes Kid Criminals

by Deborah Stokol | April 9, 2009
Senior Editor

Sexting--sending illicit photos via text image--is common amongst teenagers nationwide. But if caught, those same kids could face child pornography charges. And some already have. But LAUSD has not addressed the issue...until now.
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It Takes An (Eco)Village?

by Deborah Stokol | March 6, 2009
Senior Editor

In the heart of Los Angeles lies a sustainable community trying to make its environment a good place for the city. [...]

No Place To Perform

by Neila Jamee | March 4, 2009
Staff Reporter

Eight years in, budget problems leave the renovation of Foshay Learning Center's auditorium unfinished. [...]

Frugal Environmentalists Emerge Amid Recession

by Jenn Harris | March 2, 2009
Contributing Reporter

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Milennial Politics:The Times They Are A Changin'

by Torey Van Oot | February 16, 2009
Staff Reporter

Writers Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais find what's right, and left, with kids today. [...]

Economy Squeezes Quinceañeras

by Guillermo Vazquez | February 16, 2009
Contributing Reporter

VIDEO: Economic recession puts quinceañera boutiques in an unfamiliar predicament. [...]

Saving Soles

by Joe Turner | February 9, 2009
Contributing Reporter

Inside the World of a Sneakerhead

Air Max Nikes, Dunks, Jordans, Stabs, Blazers and Forces. Got maybe 30 or 40 pairs? Big deal. When you get to 200 or so you might qualify as an official sneakerhead.

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Debt Management 101

by Jean-Luc Renault | February 9, 2009
Contributing Reporter

The Fed Should Take A Budgeting Lesson From Grad Students [...]