Wednesday September 26, 2007
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Guest host: Jim Asendio
Why should the government's responsibility to your child begin at age five? We look at local and national moves to require universal pre-school education, and hear about a new longitudinal study covering the impact of early education on children over a multi-decade period.
David Kirp, Professor of Public Policy, Unversity of California at Berkeley; and author of "The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kid-First Politics" (Harvard Univ. Press)
Libby Doggett, Executive Director of Pre-K Now.
Gail Bjorklund, Director of the School Readiness Collaborative, Fairfax County Office for Children
Guest host: Jim Asendio
For years, workers who produce microwave popcorn complained to a federal regulators about pulmonary problems. Now, doctors in Denver believe they've identified the first case of lung disease in a consumer exposed to microwave popcorn fumes. If you eat microwave popcorn, should you be concerned? Join Kojo for an update on the illness known as "popcorn lung."
Dr. David Michaels, Research Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
John Hallagan, General Counsel, Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA)
Marc Freedman, Director of Labor Law Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Guest host: Jim Asendio
It's no secret that Europe and the U.S. haven't always seen eye-to-eye on global warming. This week, they're trying to address that rift with two separate meetings on climate change in New York and Washington. We talk with Germany's Environment Minister about his country's philosophy and the prospects for co-operation among industrialized economies.
Sigmar Gabriel, Environment Minister, Federal Republic of Germany
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