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Friday November 9, 2007
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This weekend in DC, parades and ceremonies will be held in honor of the 25th anniversary of The Wall - the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The black granite wall inscribed with the names of men and women who died or remain missing is a symbol of rembrance known around the world. It all started with Jan Scruggs, the founder of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Fund, whose first contribution of $2800 led to an effort that eventually raised over eight million dollars. Metro Connection's Stephanie Kaye spoke with Scruggs at the memorial as the four-day ceremony to read all 58,256 names on the wall began.
America's Heroes of Freedom is an organization that works with wounded veterans back from Iraq and pays special attention to families - working to arrange travel and hotel stays for relatives of veterans recovering in military hospitals. We speak with Susan Brewer, President and Founder of America's Heroes of Freedom.
For several months, commentator Yael Flusberg taught weekly yoga classes to physical and occupational therapists at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. She led the classes last summer and often finds herself thinking back to those days.
Senior Commentator talks about 'toxic' toys and big business.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than a third of workers in the DC region do not receive paid sick leave to care for themselves or their family members. And low-salary workers are significantly less likely to get paid sick days compared to higher wage employees. Many must chose to work sick or send their kids to daycare sick... OR lose a day's pay. Washington's City Council is considering a bill to mandate up to 10 paid sick days for full time employees. Metro Connection's Shia Levitt reports.
Gardening. It can be one of the first things that falls by the wayside when you start a family. Once the cribs and diapers arrive our thumbs quickly lose their once-green hue. But instead of pulling out that old excuse that you never have time to garden because NOW you have children, we say it's time to hand out the shovels and put them to work. We're joined by Kathy Jentz, Editor and Publisher of Washington Gardener magazine. She brings us some ideas to help get you AND your kids out in the garden.
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