PRC May 12-18, 2002
Hilton Washington and Towers, Washington DC

Fresh Perspective Stories

Keith Marshall sends an audio postcard from his last days before graduation at Georgetown University.
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In Washington, DC, Malaika Gordon visits a youth center and a Spanish language radio station to find out why some teens use Spanglish.
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Margie Montes bring us this story from the border, a place in between, with its own identity. El Paso feels like Mexico and the United States, but in spirit, it's neither one. It is in this nebulous place that poet Ben Saenz finds his muse.
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Nadia Sarkis is investigating what happens to foster children once they turn 18. When they become legal adults, the state takes no further responsibility for them. Foster parents don't have to, either. Out on their own, some end up homeless or in jail.
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Overweight woman spend millions of dollars on their quest to be thin. Researchers say woman do this to be healthier and feel more attractive. Are other factors pushing women to be thin at any cost? Robin Shannon has details.
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In a story about a naval training center that takes on more significance after 9/11, Scott Rodbro reports the challenge is formidable: to hone raw volunteers into combat-ready American sailors.
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The Middle East conflict has been framed as a struggle for power between Israelis and Palestinians. Brian Montopoli reports that a surprising new player, white power groups, have been gaining strength by using the conflict to their advantage.
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Like many predominately black neighborhoods across the country, the area known as Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward is a shadow of what it once was. Kate Sweeney reports one organization is hoping to rebuild community in the neighborhood that King called home.
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