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This weekend marks the final days of our Summer Pledge Drive, which means we're full of Public Radio Pride right now. Say what you will about the annoyance of interrupting our regular programming, but there's no other time of year that we hear from so many excited listeners.

All this week and next on Worldview, (where I used to be a producer) Jerome is sharing stories of volunteer vacations, something that has always been important to me and my family.

All this week and next on Worldview, (where I used to be a producer) Jerome is sharing stories of volunteer vacations, something that has always been important to me and my family.

With the R. Kelly and Rezko trials wrapped up, two of our go-to stories are behind us. That means we have to look at new places to find news. So, we've decided to heed the advice of the dude who once said, "Go West, young man." Except, in our case, it's a young woman who's heading that way.

With the R. Kelly and Rezko trials wrapped up, two of our go-to stories are behind us. That means we have to look at new places to find news. So, we've decided to heed the advice of the dude who once said, "Go West, young man." Except, in our case, it's a young woman who's heading that way.

Today starts our summer pledge drive, and we're kicking it off in style with 13 Dahon commuter bicycles to give away. Every hour, from 6am to to 10pm, we'll be holding a drawing for a Dahon Mariner D7 folding commuter bike, courtesy of the good folks over at Kozy's Cyclery.

As you surely noticed, the City Desk updates on this blog have been MIA for the last week and a half. I can only assume the fan-base was so jarred by this unexplained absence that you were left bed-ridden, unable to write comments begging for our return.