Eight Forty-Eight 6.21.11
By Eight Forty-Eight
WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer reports on an electric barrier designed to keep invasive species like Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Flickr/LouisvilleUSACE
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WBEZ's Gabriel Spitzer reports on an electric barrier designed to keep invasive species like Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Flickr/LouisvilleUSACE
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Eight Forty-Eight 6.21.11
By Eight Forty-Eight
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As part of the series Front and Center, WBEZ’s Gabriel Spitzer reports on the electric barrier system that is supposed to keep invasive species from entering the Great Lakes. Also, Jury consultant Alan Turkheimer talks about how a mostly female jury might affect deliberations in the retrial of ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich. And as the timeline for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan nears, Eight Forty-Eight speaks with Dan Grant of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs about the role of the Illinois soldier.