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September 2010
U.C. Santa Barbara professor examines positive. negative aspects of popular literary and movie character
9/3/2010 8:56am Download MP3
He's a fictional literary character who went from being a pop culture icon, to a shameful caricature of Asians. Charlie Chan was the centerpirce of a series of novels, and movies for more than 30 years. KCLU's Lance Orozco reports that a new book by a U.C. Santa Barbara professor examining Chan's history, and legacy is drawing international attention.
Jobs program in Ventura County giving employers no cost tryouts for hundreds of prospective permanent employees
9/2/2010 11:04am Download MP3
A federally funded jobs program is giving hundreds of Ventura County residents a shot at permanent jobs, by temporarily picking up their salaries, so employers can give them a tryout. KCLU's Lance Orozco talks with program officials, employers, and employees.
Tow truck hits family crossing Ventura County street, drags kids hundreds of feet
9/1/2010 9:36am Download MP3
Investigators this morning are trying to figure out why a tow truck plowed into a family in Oxnard, and then kept going for another quarter of a mile, dragging a stroller, and critically injuring the two young children in it. KCLU's Lance Orozco talks to eyewitnesses, and police.
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