Dec 23rd, 2008 · As Democrats get ready to take their second chance at power in 16 years, Barack Obama is calling on many of the same people who served in the Clinton administration. But those officials now have experience they didn't have in 1992 — and it's showing in the way the transition is going.
Dec 9th, 2008 · The world's timekeepers are adding a leap second to the last day of the year. Because the earth is slowing in its daily rotation, an extra second will be tacked onto December 31. That extra second will make 2008 the longest year since 1992. It's already long because it's a leap year.
Nov 7th, 2008 · One of the true legends of public radio and a longtime friend of host Marian McPartland, Studs Terkel appeared on Piano Jazz in 1992 for a special fundraising edition. The two quizzed each other about radio, shared memories of jazz personalities and improvised music and conversation.
Oct 30th, 2008 · This year, Oil City, Pa., will allow nighttime trick-or-treating for the first time in 16 years. The town banned the practice in 1992 after an 11-year-old was abducted and killed just days before Halloween. Trick-or-treating is now allowed again after 10-year-old Elizabeth Roess (race) collected petitions and presented her case to the City Council. She and her mother, Lisa Roess, talks about their efforts.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Some vice presidential debates — like 1988 — have been memorable, others — like 1992 — embarrassing. But all have produced lessons that may apply as Sarah Palin and Joe Biden get ready for their debate on Thursday.
Aug 29th, 2008 · The co-founder of the first national lesbian-rights organization in the United States — and the country's first national lesbian magazine — died Aug. 27 at age 87. We remember her with a Fresh Air interview from 1992.
Aug 26th, 2008 · Sen. Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania will speak Tuesday at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, where his dad was denied a speaking role at Bill Clinton's 1992 convention for opposing abortion rights. The senator says he won't talk about abortion, which he opposes, but rather about why he thinks Barack Obama is better suited to fix the broken economy than John McCain.
Aug 15th, 2008 · The man who brokered a truce between warring Los Angeles street gangs after the city's 1992 riots has died of cancer. Darren "Bo" Taylor was a former member of the Crips and suffered multiple gunshot wounds while dealing drugs. He later became one of L.A.'s most effective voices for helping others leave gang life.