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Friday, January 18, 2013
Superstorm Sandy: Before, During And Beyond
Experts Urge Caution As $50 Billion In Sandy Aid Passes House
January 18, 2013 More than two months after the storm, the House of Representatives passed a bill to spend $50 billion to help Eastern states struck by Hurricane Sandy. But some scientists and engineers say there's danger in rushing ahead to rebuild a coastline that's sure to get hit again.
It's All Politics
Latino Voters Urge Obama To Keep Immigration Promise
January 18, 2013 After turning out in a big way for President Obama in the fall, many Latinos say they want him to do something he did not do in his first term: push hard for and sign a comprehensive immigration overhaul.
StoryCorps
The Moment Race Mattered: A Haunting Childhood Memory
January 18, 2013 Bernard Holyfield was 5 years old when he learned that skin color made a big difference. He recalls an incident in the early 1960s in Alabama in which a drunken white man approached him and his brother while they were playing on their front lawn.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Crisis In The Housing Market
Homebuilding Is Booming, But Skilled Workers Are Scarce
January 17, 2013 More than 2 million construction jobs disappeared during the economic downturn. But now that there are indications the sector is rebounding, the industry is actually experiencing a labor shortage in many parts of the country.
U.S.
Aurora Theater's Reopening Sparks Mixed Emotions
January 17, 2013 CPRThe Colorado multiplex where 12 people were killed in July will reopen Thursday night. The private event, for victims' families and first responders, precedes a public reopening Friday. Some victims' families call the reopening insensitive, while others say the community needs to move forward.
The Two-Way
Massey Mine Boss Sentenced; Feds Toughen Mine Safety Rule
January 17, 2013 Nearly three years after a deadly mine explosion in West Virginia, a former Massey Energy mine superintendent has been sentenced to prison and federal regulators have toughened a regulation that could have helped prevent the disaster.
The Two-Way
'Dear Abby' Dies; Pauline Phillips Was Adviser To Millions
January 17, 2013 Writing under the pen name Abigail Van Buren, she wrote the world's most widely syndicated column. The daily readership grew to more than 100 million. The column is now written by her daughter, Jeanne.
Music Interviews
After Big Year, Emeli Sande's 'Version Of Events'
January 17, 2013 The Scottish singer-songwriter performed at the Olympics in 2012, and her debut album Our Version of Events sold more copies than any other in the U.K. Emeli Sande performs for host Michel Martin and chats about her whirlwind success.
'Grayest Generation': Older Parenthood In The U.S.
January 17, 2013 In an article for The New Republic, Judith Shulevitz writes that as people have increasingly waited until their 30s to become parents, there has been a rise in developmental and neurocognitive disorders. Moreover, she says that the age of both parents affects the health of the child.
Economy
In Connecticut, Two Sides Of A Deep Economic Divide
January 17, 2013 Leafy, tony Greenwich, Conn., feels a world apart from nearby Bridgeport, where unemployment and crime levels have soared as industry has declined. The vast differences in wealth in these two Fairfield County towns reflect a level of income inequality that's among the nation's highest.
