Oct 27th, 2008 · Solar panels are this season's must-have construction accessory in Southern California. But there's a regulatory roadblock. Green boosters say one more state rule needs to change if solar is going to be anything bigger than a flash in the pan.
Apr 6th, 2008 · At the U.S. cafeteria in Antarctica, what's cooking in the kitchen can affect the morale of the 1,100 people who live and work at McMurdo Station during Antarctica's long summer. To keep diners happy, cooks think creatively and offer as much variety as they can.
Jan 10th, 2008 · Hollywood is mourning its honorary mayor. For 50 years, Johnny Grant was Tinseltown's biggest booster, guiding hundreds of stars to the Walk of Fame. He also took the stars to soldiers at war, leading dozens of USO tours. Grant was 84. "I tell people I'm the luckiest guy in the world to have the name Hollywood attached to mine," he once said. "I mean, that is the key to the world."
Sep 27th, 2007 · America's first Secretary of Homeland Security, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, works for the travel industry now. He says some of the border-security measures he helped put in place should be made less onerous to encourage tourism.
May 10th, 2007 · Once a serious booster for real-estate investment, David Lereah, chief economist of the National Association of Realtors, is now sounding a note of pessism. In 2005, he wrote Are You Missing the Real Estate Boom, which suggested profits would "climb through the end of the decade." Robert Siegel talks with Lereah.
Apr 1st, 2007 · Dona Ana County in southern New Mexico is about to vote on a proposed tax to construct Spaceport America. Boosters say the project means good jobs and economic growth. Others say their taxes should not go to build a rich man's toy.
Jan 13th, 2007 · Charm City fans were distraught when their beloved Colts left. Now they have the Ravens. Filmmaker Barry Levinson, who grew up a Colts' fan, talks about rooting through torn loyalties.
Dec 20th, 2006 · Electronics retailers are whining about a blue Christmas while flat-screen TVs fly out the doors. Why all the drama when sales seem so good? Competition and price cuts have made the flat-screen TV a hot seller, but not a big profit booster.