Powering up students’ job prospects Students are facing a tough job market at the same time as public utilities are bracing for a wave of retirements. In Los Angeles, schools and industry are working to make a match. Amanda Becker reports.Based on what I am paying (e.g. $120 a month for water) and the fact that […]

Time to start counting food and gas costs
The core inflation rate doesn’t include gas and food prices. But if you add those products to the report for last month, consumer prices shot up 0.6% — the biggest increase since November. That’s why some economists say it’s time to stop ignoring them. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
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Guadalajara, Mexico
Has anybody ever been to Guadalajara? Any suggestions on what to see or do? I am going in July.