Buttons

Today our theme is "Buttons"--from the buttons we push to the hot-button issues of the day. It’s all things buttons this half hour. California’s housing market has come unbuttoned. We’ll see the effects through the eyes of a local mail carrier. We’ll also discuss the hot-button topic of elderly suicide. And we’ll find out how the push-button world of the internet has created a digital divide for the visually impaired.

 
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Today’s producer was Fernando Gallo. The assistant producer was Claire Tragesar. Our studio engineer was Rina Palta. The anchors were Karen Weis and Casey Miner. Our executive producer was Ben Manilla. And the web producer was Ian Sherr.

Gold's Gym'

There are few place where you can get a workout, a therapy session, and a spiritual cleansing all in one. Reporter Paul Gackle visited God's Gym in Oakland to find out how owner Gary Shields helps his clients strengthen their bodies and their faith.

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Gary Shields
photo by Kerry Seed

Suicide in the Silver Years

In 2005, more than 7,000 senior citizens committed suicide in America. Reporter Shaleece Haas investigates the rise of this disturbing trend and meets some of the people trying to help.

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For more information, visit the Institute on Aging's website, here.

Return to Lender

Nowhere has the housing market come unbuttoned quite like Stockton, California. Reporter Matt Durning spent a day with a mailman in America’s foreclosure capital.

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May Day Marcher

On May 1st, around a thousand people marched to Oakland city hall, hoping to call attention to the many issues affecting workers. Reporter Diana Montano caught up with one labor leader to talk about the state of the movement today.

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Disability Rights in a Virtual World

With the click of a keyboard button and some basic adaptive software, blind people can navigate the Internet. But too many sites aren’t compatible with the technology, creating a digital divide. Adelaide Chen reports on how California’s equal access laws are being applied to the virtual world.

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May 9th, 2009
Categories: Podcasts . Author: ian

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