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Food

'Get Your Grill On': Chef Gives Savory Tips

Labor Day is typically associated with cookouts. But for those who grow tired of simple, routine grilling fare, Washington's "Chef James" Paige shares his tasty techniques with listeners.

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Opinion

This Holiday Weekend, Be Your Own Search Engine

Commentator Bob Greene laments how so many people seem wedded to some kind of screen — be it computer, TV or iPhone. He urges everyone on this Labor Day weekend to turn them off and tune out.

This Holiday Weekend, Be Your Own Search Engine

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Business

Airline Delays Spur Mounting Passenger Frustration

Travel experts are calling the summer of 2007 the worst in aviation history. As flights continue to be canceled and delayed, frustration has eroded civility and good will in the airport. Guests and callers discuss the challenges facing the airline industry.

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The Tastes of Summer

Summer Food: Mother Knows Best

As summer winds down, so, too, does our series on summer foods. This week's final installment focuses on moms — and their singular cooking techniques. We hear about Chinese barbecue sauce and "wacky cake."

Summer Food: Mother Knows Best

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The Tastes of Summer

Summer Food: Gin, Blossoms, Catching Crawdads

Any conversation about food and summer is incomplete without family stories. We hear stories about Aunt Hilda's gin and tonics, squash blossoms in Rhode Island's Italian community and catching crawdads at night in Oregon.

Summer Food: Gin, Blossoms, Catching Crawdads

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Opinion

Hard-Learned Lessons from the Family Road Trip

Some people look back on childhood summer vacations as the best times of their lives, full of memories and magic. Commentator Laura Lorson remembers her childhood vacations as more of an ordeal, but still full of educational merit and family togetherness.

Hard-Learned Lessons from the Family Road Trip

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Diversions

Yes, It's Hot in This Big, Furry Bird Costume

Steve, the mascot for the Baltimore Orioles baseball team, talks about what it's like to be a huge dancing bird in oppressive heat and humidity. First, he would like to dispel the rumor that his costume has a built-in air-conditioner. It doesn't.

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The Origin of 'Dog Days,' And Dealing with the Heat

Jon Katz, author of Dog Days, talks with Andrea Seabrook about the origin of the term "dog days of summer" — and how animals know better than humans how to deal with them.

The Origin of 'Dog Days,' And Dealing with the Heat

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Diversions

Coping with New York's Roaches — or 'Water Bugs'

New Yorkers are used to rats, pigeons and more than a fare share of household pests. But they still seem surprised — and disgusted — when some exceptionally large, six-legged creatures come out of the sewers and walk the streets at night.

Coping with New York's Roaches — or 'Water Bugs'

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