Food-Shopping a Challenge in New Orleans ***
Mar 28th, 2007 · Only a handful of major supermarkets have reopened in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina struck the city. The lack of grocery stores has left many residents without easy access to food.
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Nuclear Dangers Chronicled in 'Shopping for Bombs' **
Sep 11th, 2006 · Gordon Corera, security correspondent for the BBC, warns in his new book that we may be entering a new era of accelerated weapons proliferation. In Shopping for Bombs, Corera writes about the challenges of halting the proliferation of nuclear weapons and about A.Q. Khan, the man described by a former CIA director as at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden.
The City of Broad Shoulders -- Not of Trans Fats
Jul 6th, 2006 · A powerful Chicago alderman has proposed that the city become the first in the United States to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants. Trans fats are considered the most unhealthy of all cooking oils. Michele Norris gets the skinny on trans fats from Kim Severson, a New York Times reporter and author of The Trans Fats Solution: Cooking and Shopping to Eliminate the Deadliest Fat from Your Diet.
Chicago Imposes Ban on Buskers *
Feb 8th, 2006 · An ordinance passed by Chicago's city council bans performances along part of North Michigan Avenue, one of the city's busiest shopping districts and a place where street performers can make good money by playing their instruments on the sidewalk.
Finding Fun on Super Bowl Sunday
Feb 5th, 2006 · Forget the Super Bowl. If you hate football, there's a long tradition of using Superbowl Sunday to take advantage of alternative opportunities: museums and restaurants are empty, shopping aisles are clear and those ski slopes are devoid of crowds.
Israeli Settlers Fight Eviction from Hebron
Jan 17th, 2006 · Clashes continue between Israeli troops and Jewish settlers in the West Bank town of Hebron, where settlers have seized a number of Arab-owned shops. Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered the army to evict the settlers from the tiny enclave.
Tips on Choosing a Financial Planner ****
Jan 6th, 2006 · Steve Inskeep talks with Jonathan Clements, financial columnist of The Wall Street Journal, about why and how to choose a financial planner in the new year. His advice is to look beyond the big companies to smaller shops, and be sure the planner is certified.
Tales from Poundland: Registering Holiday Rudeness ***
Dec 23rd, 2005 · The author of Talk to the Hand and Eats, Shoots and Leaves has observed quite a bit of rude behavior in shops this holiday season, by both customer and clerk.
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