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Midday Update: Job numbers, calorie counts, and Romanian witches
Jan 7, 2011
The U.S. Labor Department's jobs report threw us for a loop today. The nation's unemployment rate fell from 9.8 to 9.4 percent today -- the lowest...
Feel-good news for the day
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 16, 2010
This final note today, a story to warm the heart. Forty-five years ago, Dennis Ferguson was living in Southern California, working for the Douglass...
California sunshine to blame for budget crisis?
Sep 14, 2010
Conor Friedersdorf points to the weather for the dicey financial situation the state of California is in, on Esquire's politics blog....
Which states have the most farmers markets? Where's my nearest market?
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Adriene Hill
Aug 4, 2010
Easy Answer: California is #1, with 580 farmers markets. To find a market near you, check out the USDA's farmers market database here....
Do hybrid owners deserve access to carpool lanes and other perks?
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 12, 2010
Easy Answer: California says no....
California isn't 'Greece of the U.S.'
Apr 1, 2010
California and Greece may both be associated with overwhelming debts, but California's debts are outperforming Greece's bonds, according to a...