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  • The Nourishmat, which is inspired by <a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.org/?page_id=1607">Square Foot Gardening</a>, makes it easy to grow 15 to 20 pounds of food in a small space with a plastic mat that serves as a garden planting guide.
    Why Micro-Gardening Could Go Big
    Micro-gardens are small spaces, such as balconies, patios and rooftops, cultivated with planting containers like wooden boxes and trash cans. Now, creative reuse of old materials and some new tools for sale are making it easier for urban dwellers to stretch their green thumbs.
  • A New Start For Egypt?
    The ouster of Egypt's president has created a serious crisis for the nation and its people. Host Michel Martin talks with Heba Gamal, an Egyptian who left the U.S. for Cairo to protest in Tahrir Square, and Abderrahim Foukara of Al-Jazeera, about what's next for the country.
  • Study Up For 'Think': The Making Of Stephen Tobolowsky
    Dallas-born actor Stephen Tobolowsky has played more than 200 characters for TV and film, though he's widely known and cherished as the impossibly…
  • Fallen Hood County Deputy Honored In Austin
    The Texas House unanimously passed a memorial resolution this morning honoring Hood County Sheriff's Deputy Lance McLean this morning. The 38 year old…
  • WATCH LIVE: Texas Lawmakers Debate Abortion Bill Again
    The state is once again the focus of the abortion debate as lawmakers take up new legislation. Last month, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis' filibuster kept the bill from passing.
  • Kroger Buys Harris Teeter In $2.5 Billion Grocery Deal
    The move expands the reach of Kroger, already the nation's largest grocery chain, into the Mid-Atlantic region. Harris Teeter is based in Matthews, N.C.
  • Rich Halley and his quartet play with Bobby Bradford at the Penofin Jazz Festival.
    Two New Jazz Albums Recall The Wide Open Spaces of The West
    Oregon saxophonist Rich Halley takes inspiration from the Wallowa mountain range on his new album Crossing the Passes. On Boss of the Plains, Chicago-based trio Wheelhouse makes music that evokes the Great Plains and wind chimes on a porch when the weather changes.
  • Older men may have guns in the home that can pose a risk when people are depressed or not thinking clearly.
    Should Doctors Ask Older People If They Have Guns At Home?
    Pediatricians have long asked parents if they have guns in the home, in an effort to reduce accidents and suicides in children and teens. That could help protect older patients too, a study says. But the notion of doctors asking about gun ownership is controversial.
  • From 2006 to 2010, at least 148 female inmates at two California facilities had tubal ligation surgeries. Some of the surgeries took place at the Valley State Prison for Women, seen here in 2000.
    California's Prison Sterilizations Reportedly Echo Eugenics Era
    At least 148 female inmates at two state facilities underwent tubal ligation surgery between 2006 and 2010, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting.
  • Symposium To Explore Dallas After JFK
    A daylong symposium this November will delve into how the assassination of John F. Kennedy changed the course of a city.The Nov. 2 event, "Understanding…
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