The Avian Flu; Orange County Journalist Roundtable; Caltech Chemist Robert Grubbs Wins Nobel Prize; Iraq Update; Boyle Heights Then and Now
The Avian Flu
Larry Mantle talks with Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Director Of Public Health And County Health Officer, Los Angeles County Dept of Health Services, and Dr. Carol Glaser, Chief of the Viral Disease Laboratory at the CA Dept. of Health Services, about any possible threat of an Avian Flu outbreak in the Los Angeles area.
Orange County Journalist Roundtable
Larry Mantle talks with Los Angeles Times staff writer Jean Pasco and Gustavo Arellano about the latest news events and developments in Orange County.
Caltech Chemist Robert Grubbs Wins Nobel Prize
Larry Mantle talks with Caltech chemist Robert Grubbs about his just-won Nobel Prize.
Iraq Update
In his latest press conference, President Bush said we’re making progress in Iraq. The White House also praised the Iraqi government for backing off rules that threatened to disenfranchise that country’s Sunni population from next week’s Constitutional referendum. But these accomplishments are overshadowed by insurgent attacks that are getting deadlier every day, with the US death toll rapidly approaching 2,000. Revelations have also surfaced that only one battalion of Iraqi security forces is capable of operating independently of US support. Larry talks to experts about the current conditions, the referendum, and what we can expect in the coming months in that war-torn country. Larry talks to Lawrence Korb of the Center for American Progress, military analyst Lt. Col. Hal Kempfer, James Phillips of the Heritage Foundation and Time magazine senior correspondent Bobby Ghosh.
Boyle Heights Then and Now
Larry Mantle talks about the history of Boyle Heights, one of LA’s most vibrant and diverse communities, with members of the Collage Dance Theater who are performing there and the co-editor of a new photo-essay on the Boyle Heights neighborhood from the 20s to the 50s.