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Afternoon Magazine Archives for month of July 2008

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Monday thru Friday noon to 4 pm Central

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

1:06 pm

Oxygen: A Novel

Carol Cassella, M.D., an Anesthesiologist and a Freelance Medical Writer

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Categories: EthicsLawLiterature

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

1:06 pm

High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives Of American Families

Peter Gosselin, the National Economics Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times and a Member of the Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau

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Categories: Business and EconomyPersonal Finance

Thursday, July 03, 2008

1:06 pm

Women's Letters: America From The Revoultionary War To The Present

Lisa Grunwald, Book Co-Editor and Novelist

This is a repeat broadcast from Thursday, November 03, 2005, 1:06 pm

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Friday, July 04, 2008

*Aft Mag preempted by Special Programming*

1:00 PM

"O Beautiful!"

Friday, July 04, 2008

*Aft Mag preempted by Special Programming*

2:30 P.M.

Capitol Steps Takes A Holiday July 4th Edition

Monday, July 07, 2008

1:06 pm

Talk with the Nutritionist

Susan Kundrat, R.D., Owner of Nutrition on the Move

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Categories: Health

Monday, July 07, 2008

2:45 pm

Children's Summer Reading Programs at the Champaign Pubilc Library and the Urbana Free Library

Mike Rogalla, Librarian in the Children's Department at the Champaign Public Library

Lynn Harmon, Librarian in the Children's Department at the Urbana Free Library

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Categories: ChildrenLiterature

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

1:06 pm

When I'm 64: The Plot Against Pensions And The Plan To Save Them

Teresa Ghilarducci, the Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Chair of Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research and the 2006-2008 Wuf Fellow at Harvard Law School

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Categories: Business and EconomyEconomicsEthicsGovernmentLabor/worker issuesPersonal Finance

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

1:06 pm

The Dinner Diaries: Raising Whole Wheat Kids In A White Bread World

Betsy Block, Boston Based Freelance Writer

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Categories: ChildrenConsumer issuesFamilyFoodHealth

Thursday, July 10, 2008

1:06 pm

Final Salute: A Story Of Unfinished Lives

Jim Sheeler, Journalist with the Rocky Mountain News and 2006 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Feature Writing

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Categories: BiographyCommunityFamilyMilitaryWar Crimes

Thursday, July 10, 2008

2:45 pm

Outside at the Research Park, a Concert Series from Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, July 11, 25 and August 8 at 7:30 P.M.

Bridget Lee-Calfas, Arts Editor at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

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Categories: CommunityMusic

Friday, July 11, 2008

1:06 pm

Dog Care and Behavior

Carole Lindholm, Dog Trainer

Jim Kuehl, Dog Trainer

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Categories: Animals

Monday, July 14, 2008

1:06 pm

First Stop In The New World: Mexico City, The Capital Of The 21ST Century

David Lida, Journalist living in Mexico City

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

1:06 pm

Central Park In The Dark: More Mysteries Of Urban Wildlife

Marie Winn, Journalist

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Categories: AnimalsBirdsEnvironmentInsectsScience

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

1:06 pm

The Last Days Of Old Beijing: Life In The Vanishing Backstreets Of A City Transformed

Michael Meyer, Travel Writer

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Categories: CommunityCultural StudiesEconomicsGovernmentChina

Thursday, July 17, 2008

1:06 pm

Washington: The Making Of The American Capital

Fergus M. Bordewich, Journalist

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Categories: ArchitectureArt and DesignGovernmentUrban Planning

Friday, July 18, 2008

1:06 pm

The Cubs: The Complete Story Of Chicago Cubs Baseball

Glenn Stout, Author and Series Editor of The Best American Sports Writing

Guest Host: Jeff Bossert and Dan Simeone

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Categories: Sports

Monday, July 21, 2008

1:06 pm

Computers & You

Peter Kimble, Computer-Assisted Instructor Specialist with the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois

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Categories: How-to

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

1:06 pm

Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy And Who We Are

Rob Walker, Journalist and The New York Times Magazine 's "Consumed" Columnist

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Categories: Business and EconomyConsumer issuesCultural Studies

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

2:45 pm

The Urbana Park District's Youth Summer Theatre Presents "Seussical The Musical" July 23-26 at the Parkland College Theater

Jennifer Bechtel, Director of the Urbana Park District's Youth Summer Theatre

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Categories: CommunityTheatre

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

1:06 pm

American Priestess: The Extraordinary Story Of Anna Spafford And The American Colony In Jerusalem

Jane Fletcher Geniesse, Former Journalist with The New York Times

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Categories: BiographyCommunityMiddle East

Thursday, July 24, 2008

1:06 pm

How To Watch TV News

Steve Powers, Ph.D., Journalist, and Former Anchor/Reporter for Fox News

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Categories: Media and journalism

Friday, July 25, 2008

1:06 pm

Anytime Playdate: Inside The Preschool Entertainment Boom, or How Television Became My Baby's Best Friend

Dade Hayes, the Assistant Managing Editor at Variety

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Categories: Business and EconomyChildrenConsumer issuesFamilyMedia and journalism

Monday, July 28, 2008

1:06 pm

Furious Improvisation: How The WPA And A Cast Of Thousands Made High Art Out Of Desperate Times

Susan Quinn, Award Winning Biographer

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Categories: ArchitectureArt and DesignBusiness and EconomyCinema/Theatres/FilmGovernmentHistoryUnited States history

Monday, July 28, 2008

2:45 pm

Wrapped Up in Ancient Egypt

Kim Sheahan, Assistant Director of Education at Spurlock Museum

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Categories: ArchaeologyArt and DesignChildren

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

1:06 pm

The Case For Make Believe: Saving Play In A Commercialized World

Susan Linn, Ed.D., Associate Director of the Media Center of the Judge Baker Children's Center and an Instuctor in Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School

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Categories: Business and EconomyChildrenConsumer issuesFamilyHuman DevelopmentMedia and journalism

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

1:06 pm

Firebrand Of Liberty: The Story Of Two Black Regiments That Changed The Course Of The Civil War

Stephen V. Ash, Professor of History at the University of Tennessee

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Categories: HistoryUnited States historyRace/EthnicityWar Crimes

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

2:45 pm

The Elixir of Love at the 2008 Sugar Creek Symphony & Song Festival August 1-3 Watseka, Illinois

Helen Todd, General Director

James Lowe, Conductor and Pianist

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Categories: Music

Thursday, July 31, 2008

1:06 pm

A Brief History Of Anxiety [Yours And Mine]

Patricia Pearson, Contributing Editorial Writer for USA Today, Novelist and Essayist

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