Eight Forty-Eight 9/9/2009

Your Questions About the Direction of Health Care in America

Public policy professor Dr. Harold Pollack takes your questions and comments about the national health care discussion.

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OCD Patients Seek Treatment on A&E Reality Show

We talk with Barrington, Illinois-based therapist Shana Doronn about her role on a reality show for people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Music Button: Boards of Canada, "Sunshine Recorder", from then CD Geogaddi, (Warp records)

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A Year and No Contact From Police Department About Son Killed by Officer

It's been a year since a Chicago Police Officer Killed Devon Young and his family still hasn't heard anything from the department.

Music Button: Tsuchie, "Adapt Myself", from the CD Samurai Champloo: Playlist, (Victor entertainment)

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Survey Says Standardized Test Prep Rankles Teachers

Golden Apple Foundation President and CEO Dominic Belmonte explains why talented teachers are wary of evaluations based on standardized test scores.

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Fame School Comes to Chicago

We visit Chicago's first city-wide public high school for the arts.

Music Button: Irene Cara, "Fame", from the soundtrack to the movie Fame, (Polygram records)

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A Revised History of the War of 1812

Colonel David Fitz-Enz tells us more about about his book Redcoats Revenge: An Alternate History of the War of 1812.

Music Button: Shenandoah (Jefferson's Theme), from the soundtrack to the Ken Burns film Lewis & Clark, (BMG records)

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Soundbites: Cafecito

Eight Forty-Eight food critic David Hammond brings us the fourth in his series exploring the aural sensations of dining in Chicago, Soundbites.

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