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PEOPLE AT WORKHer Office is a 737

By KELLY BENNETT

Delora Snow is the woman who just brought cranberry juice and honey roasted peanuts to your seat on a flight to Las Vegas.

What the Wall Street Meltdown Means to City Hall

By DAVID WASHBURN

In a city long dogged by its problems borrowing money, officials are worried as the financial crisis unfolds but say San Diego might be better off in the coming year than other institutions.

After Six Decades, Union-Tribune Shutters D.C. Bureau

By RANDY DOTINGA

Two years after its Washington reporters led the paper to a Pulitzer Prize, the newspaper's capital bureau falls victim to the latest round of cuts.

Braun's Departure Marks Union-Tribune's Latest Cuts

By ROB DAVIS

The metro columnist and 20 other newsroom employees leave the shrinking newspaper.

PEOPLE AT WORKLooking at the Law From a New Angle

By KELLY BENNETT

As the person saying, 'You've been served,' Andre Garrett is often the first face people see when they're being sued. But he hasn't always been on this side of the law.
VIDEO: Andre's Second Chance

U-T on Slim-Fast Buyout Plan

By RANDY DOTINGA

It appears that the paper is trying to preserve its focus on local government but cut back on staff-written coverage of state and national politics.

Taxicab Tensions

By LEA YU

Cab drivers are agitating for changes in the industry's structure, saying their hopes of moving up through a system controlled by large cab companies are dwindling.

You Could Get Your Brain Cells Back

By DARRYN BENNETT

BrainCells has managed to secure $77 million from investors at a time when venture capital is scarce on the hope it can treat depression with fewer side effects by helping brains regrow cells.

Art Explores the Science of the Very Small

By DARRYN BENNETT

Artists hope to provoke concern about the spiraling use of nanoparticles through works on display at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology.
VIDEO: The Nanobanana Art Instillation

A Recession for San Diego

By KELLY BENNETT

Changing their tune from earlier forecasts, local economists have recently determined San Diego is experiencing a regional recession. They predict the economic weakness will continue through next year.


Delora's Daughter

The crazy coincidence about today's installment of People at Work.

Sept. 6 -- 3:26 pm

Nerd's Eye View

Updated -- Sept. 3 4:13 pm

Hot Topics

Lending Landmines

Home mortgage bankers fueled a frenzy of homebuying with easy-to-get loans -- now those loans are becoming hard for some borrowers to handle.


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