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Kristoff: On the Economy
1:50
Kathy Kristoff, author of Investing 101, with commentary on the current financial crisis and advice on how to get through this tough economy.
In Search of Darkness
5:54
Death Valley National Park has one of the darkest skies in the United States — for now. It seems the visible universe is under threat of annihilation from Las Vegas as that city grows and dumps more and more light into the sky.
Tsing Loh: On the Environment
2:21
Sandra Tsing Loh is glad you are doing what you can about global warming; she just doesn't want to hear the details.
Too Poor to Go Green?
9:53
A coalition of Southern California cities are saying they're too poor to meet the state's clean water standards, and have instigated an unprecedented legal action to make their case.
Vows and Votes
7:40
A look at the high-stakes, emotionally charged battle behind Proposition 8, the November ballot that, if passed, would ban same-sex marriages in California.
Too Poor to Go Green?
We witnessed 18,000 immigrants became US citizens, one of the very last groups to become naturalized in time to register to vote in the 2008 presidential election.
Fire, Inc.
8:41
Many municipal firefighters worry their counterparts in the private sector lack training, may get in the way during a wildfire, and might even be encouraging people to build homes in fire zones.
Gold Diggers
5:33
You can still find prospectors searching for gold in the San Gabriel River, though these days rather than sifting through pans of dirt, they probably have a GPS, a hydraulic pump and an SUV to get up the hills.
Billboard Confidential - Part 2
7:53
In the second part of our series, we take a look at the issue of digital billboards. We question why leaders approved the installation of 877 digital billboards and whether that's good for Los Angeles.
Kaplan: On Billboards
1:39
Sam Hall Kaplan, former design critic for the Los Angeles Times, praises billboards and says an array of brilliant, blinking conceits will mark L.A. as the creative capital of the world.
Billboard Confidential: Update
1:02
A week following our investigation into digital billboards, the city council unanimously passed a motion asking the city attorney to look into using environmental laws to stop the spread of digital billboards.
The Palin Factor
7:17
A look at Sarah Palin and how her style may influence future female candidates.
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