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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

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Gangs and Ohio
You might think of street gangs as California Culture or as a throwback to the 70s. But did you know one survey has shown Ohio as having the fourth highest number of gang members of any state? Or did you realize that cities and counties across Northeast Ohio are struggling mightily just to keep a lid on gang violence? We'll talk with several regional leaders to see if a new grant of several million dollars might be the impetus to getting action against problems caused by gangs.

WRHS Princess Diana Exhibit
Princess Diana's life was both a fairy tale and a tragedy - and now, memorabilia from her time as Princess is on display in a new exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society. We'll look at the exhibit, and then ask "Why are we so drawn to the lives of the rich and famous?"

Diana: A Celebration

A Long Way Gone
You'd not think that a graduate of Oberlin College would actually be a battle hardened veteran who may have killed dozens of people, before being rescued and brought to the United States. But in the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. We'll share a conversation with a man who was a soldier in Sierra Leone, when he was still just a child.

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

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