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Los Angeles Times Publisher Discusses Bankruptcy
Gasoline may drop to a dollar a gallon. That's great news for drivers, but what about energy independence and global warming? Should the gasoline tax be raised? We hear a rebroadcast of today's To the Point. Then, NPR cuts back on west coast production, the publisher of the LA Times talks about bankruptcy, and local city officials survive a recall.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenGasoline may drop to a dollar a gallon. That's great news for drivers, but what about energy independence and global warming? Should the gasoline tax be raised? We hear a rebroadcast of today's To the Point. Then, major cutbacks at NPR West, the publisher of the LA Times talks about running a bankrupt paper, and why small cities in LA County are often hotbeds of corruption.
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4 storiesThe Price of Gasoline: Good News and Bad
Since a high of $147 a barrel in July, the price of oil has dropped like a stone. It’s now about $45 a barrel. Some oil economists say dollar-a-gallon gasoline is possible in the US some time next year.
Read the story23 minNPR West Takes a Hit
National Public Radio has cut seven percent of its workforce and shut down two programs produced at NPR West in Culver City, Day to Day and News and Notes . Paul Farhi is a staff writer for the Washington Post .
Read the story6 minLos Angeles Times Publisher Discusses Bankruptcy
After Sam Zell took over the Tribune Company a year ago, layoffs and early retirements continued at the Los Angeles Times . Eddy Hartenstein, formerly with DirecTV, became publisher in August, saying that Zell had promised to give him broad discretion.
Read the story11 minWho's Playing Watchdog in LA County?
Yesterday in the City of Maywood, Mayor Felipe Aguirre and two other elected officials survived a recall. The mayor is only one of many local officials to face corruption complaints and criminal charges. Maywood has 30,000 residents with just 7500 registered voters. Eleven hundred voted against the recall, 800 were for it.
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