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As Federal Reserve meets, eyes on further economic stimulus measures

Business, Economics and Jobs

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake has been signaling in recent days that it may be time for another round of economic measures to bolster the economy. The board of the federal reserve meets on Tuesday, and eyes are on Bernake to see if he’ll move now.

A New York Quiz for New Year’s Day

Arts, Culture & Media

Why Foreign Students are Hired for Alaskan Fish Processing Jobs

Global Politics

Listener Letters

Listener Letters

The World

Point of No Return, Part II: Salmon in the City (continued)

Host Steve Curwood’s report continues.

Environmental News Wrap

Steve talks with Science News Senior Editor Janet Raloff (RAIL-off) about recent news in science and the environment, including: a new international forestry report, a study showing deleterious effects of pesticides on salmon, and declining skate stocks in the North Atlantic.

The World

Stanley Basin Blues

Producer Jane Fritz revisits a wild river she knew in her youth: central Idaho’s Stanley Basin. In the old days, the river was filled with thousands of salmon and steelhead trout. From her home in Clark Fork, Idaho, Jane Fritz sent us this reporters’ notebook.

The World

Salmon Lose to Sprawl

Urban sprawl is a major factor in the decline of the salmon since nature’s waterway systems are altered by loss of wetlands and forest. Christine Arrasmith has the details on how development changes the water flows salmon need to live.

The World

Stanley Basin Blues

Producer Jane Fritz revisits a wild river she knew in her youth – central Idaho’s Stanley Basin. In the old days the river was filled with thousands of salmon and steelhead trout. From her home in Clark Fork, Idaho, Jane Fritz sent us this reporters’ notebook.