Heroin Distribution Hub Dismantled; Study On Governance And Finance Reforms For K-12 Public Schools; Orange County Journalists Roundtable; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Confession; The Mystery Of The Anasazi
Heroin Distribution Hub Dismantled
On Wednesday the Los Angeles Police Department announced a major drug investigation that dismantled an entrenched drug-distribution network. Larry talks with Los Angeles Times staff reporter Richard Winton about the 10-month investigation that recovered over 45,000 heroin-filled balloons as well as 85 pounds of "tar" heroin that could have been diluted into a half-million single-hit balloons, thus eliminating a major supplier of illicit drugs from the region.
Study On Governance And Finance Reforms For K-12 Public Schools
Getting Down to Facts, the first half of a new education study was released Wednesday, combines more than 20 studies and is designed to provide California's policy-makers with a comprehensive overview and analysis of the state's school finance and governance systems. Larry discusses the findings, which focus on how existing funds are used and if they could be used more effectively with one of the study's authors, Michael Kirst, who is a professor of Education at Stanford. Also joining the conversation are Democratic State Senator Jack Scott, UTLA president A.J. Duffy, and Scott Himelstein, Acting Secretary of Education.
Orange County Journalists Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with William Lobdell, City Editor of the Orange County Edition of the Los Angeles Times, and OC Weekly senior editorial writer and columnist, Gustavo Arellano, about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's Confession
Suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to dozens of terrorist attacks and plots worldwide including the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl. Larry talks to Al Qaeda and terrorism experts about the veracity of Mohammed's confessions and what could come from them. Joining the discussion are Michael Scheuer, former CIA Senior Intelligence officer and author of Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror (Potomac Books), and Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the President of the Rand Corporation.
The Mystery Of The Anasazi
By the 11th century they had built a flourishing cultural center in an area of what is now New Mexico. The Anasazi's accomplishments in agriculture, art, commerce, architecture, and engineering, rivaled those of the Maya. But by the 13th century, the Anasazi had vanished. Larry talks with Craig Childs about his new book, House of Rain (Little, Brown and Co.), that examines the mystery of the Anasazi's disappearance and brings a new understanding of how their vibrant civilization collapsed.