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Tuesday October 7, 2003

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12:06The Computer Guys

From Homeland Security to cyber-insecurity, The Computer Guys are back to solve your computer dilemmas.

Guests

John Gilroy, WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers

Tom Piwowar, TJP&A, Piwowar and Associates, the Mac Guy

13:06Still Without Power

How would you survive without power for almost 3 full weeks after Hurrican Isabel? Kojo talks with one local resident who still doesn't have electricity in his house.

Guests

Glen Heller, Silver Spring resident

13:16Racial Privacy Initiative

A look at Proposition 54, which would ban California state and local governments from collecting racial data. Proponents of the initiative call it the first step towards a color-blind society. Opponents like Julian Bond say it's a "perverse application of don't ask, don't tell."

Guests

Alice Huffman, State Conference of NAACP, California

13:24The Pony Express

Hear the tall tales and long-obscured truths about The Pony Express, one of the most enduring chapters of the Old West.

Guests

Christopher Corbett, author of "Orphans Wanted: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express"

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