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Marathon Follow-Up The 2012 California International Marathon in
Sacramento will probably be filed away in most people's memories
as one of the wettest and most miserable. But
despite the rainy, windy weather during the race, scores of
runners and spectators remained undeterred. We'll speak
with one of the CIM's organizers about how mother nature
altered race-day plans.
Update on light rail service.
Dr. Peter Mansoor There's no shortage of
foreign conflicts for potential US intervention, so how do we
choose where to send troops, drones, diplomats, etc? Retired
US Army Colonel Peter Mansoor is a Sacramento man and author of two books who later became Executive Officer
to General David Petraeus in Iraq. He joins us with some
answers to lingering foreign policy questions about global hot
spots. Plus, we'll get a little insight into the events
surrounding General Petraeus' recent resignation.
Antarctic Bacteria Researchers from Nevada
have made a surprising new discovery about life in one of the
world's most uninhabitable places. Deep beneath the ice of
one of Antarctica's most isolated lakes lives a viable community of
bacteria that have been uncontaminated from the environment for
3,000 years. The research has just been published in Proceedings of
the National Academy of Science (PNAS) and we're speaking with
lead author Dr. Alison Murray.
"Me and Him Are Killing English!" "Me
and Him Are Killing English!" isn't a typo--it's the title of Doug
Carlson's book. In it, the Sacramento communications professional
discusses the erosion of good grammar in society. We'll talk with
him live in our studio today, and hear this thoughts about why
correct speech habits are important for your business and
educational success. To purchase a copy of this book, email Doug at
dougcarlson2@comcast.net.
