Forty years after getting off welfare, commentator Mary Sojourner finds herself signing up for benefits again.
And she learns that the faltering economy has put a lot of neighbors in her small California desert town in the same situation.
desert townTough Times Force Woman Back On WelfareNPR Programs: Morning Edition Tue, 10/14/2008 - 8:00am
Mayor, wife get jail in theft of $20K from little league (AP)Ytop stories Sat, 04/19/2008 - 7:56am
AP - A former mayor of a California high desert town and his wife have been sentenced to 6 months in jail for the theft of more than $20,000 from Little League coffers. Train derails in Southern California (AP)Ytop stories Tue, 03/04/2008 - 8:40am
AP - A Union Pacific train has derailed in the Southern California desert town of Mecca, setting two tanker cars ablaze. Lost in Israel: 'The Band's Visit'NPR Programs: Morning Edition Mon, 02/11/2008 - 5:00am
Sweet-natured and sharply pointed, The Band's Visit follows the adventures of an Egyptian musical group meant to be on a goodwill tour in Israel. |
