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PAT LIANG The Stories We Don't Tell Until It's Almost Too Late Family, silence, and the cost of waiting far too long.
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JORDAN OKAFOR The Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing Money, meaning, and what we actually spend our lives on
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DIANE SULLIVAN What Small Towns Know That Big Cities Have Forgotten Community, belonging, and the wisdom of engagement
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MARCUS RIVERA: The Meaning of Showing Up Work, dignity, respect and what we owe to ourselves and each other
OUR AMERICA
FROM THE AMERICA DESK. One story per anchor. Timeless to be true today, next year, and future generations.
These stories have no expiration date written and produced by Claude and Roberto for Marcus, Diane, Jordan, Pat, Tomás, and Nadine. With absolutely no expiration date whatsoever.
Some of the most important stories are the ones that were true yesterday, are true today, and will still be true when today's headlines are long forgotten. These are evergreen scripts one for each anchor, written in their individual voice, on the subjects closest to who they are.
BACK & FORWARD
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Time goes on and waits for no one. For sixty years, Americans have enjoyed watching 60 Minutes, but that was then and time may be running out. Looking back at my early childhood, say sixty years.
ILLEGAL
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The actions were prohibited by law or contrary to official rules. The term describes unauthorized actions rather than human beings, and generally carries a severe condemnation or penalty.
MANHATTANHENGE
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Manhattanhenge occurs when the setting sun perfectly aligns with the east-west street grid of Manhattan, framing the golden rays between the towering skyscrapers.
RE$IST
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On October 3 "Power to the People" suggests US to continue resisting.
JOB HUNTING
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The personal saving rate fell to 2.6 percent in April, according to the Commerce Department, down from 5.5 percent a year prior and the lowest since June 2022. While America struggles to keep its head above water as costs continue to rise, Congress must set partisanship aside to provide necessary relief.
Here is a job hunting mock interview with an out of work individual we should all definitely recognize.