KQED's Perspectives
Summary: Perspectives is KQED Public Radio's series of daily commentaries by our listeners. Essays cover a broad range of social and political issues, cultural observations and personal experiences of interest to KQED's Northern California audience.
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Some states are making it harder to divorce, says Vicki Larson, even when it's already hard enough.
Jeff Braff says Ebola has politicians panicked and overreacting, as they urge the public not to panic and overreact.
LiAnne Yu says travel writing is dominated by white males while people of color are posed as little more than exotic wallpaper.
Young people are largely clueless about what the law says about sex and social media, but attorney Carrie LeRoy is trying to change that.
William Pietri understands the choice Brittany Maynard has made in the face of a vicious, fatal brain disease. His mother faced the same choice.
Despite a ballot full of unknown candidates and confusing issues, Kathleen Li is motivated to vote on key questions she cares about.
Andrea Sigala is 16, and her mother's drinking is the door that keeps them apart.
The Germans are industrious and efficient, and they take a lot of vacation. Elizabeth Zach wonders why we don't.
Fathers are supposed to be role models to their children. But Dick Heinzelman's son has shown him how to live gracefully.
During the World Cup, newbie soccer players flood pick-up games. Todd Inoue says there are a few rules they need to know.
New contract language for teachers in the Oakland diocese has faculty, students and parents like Marianne Lonsdale up in arms.
New contract language for teachers in the Oakland diocese has faculty, students and parents like Marianne Lonsdale up in arms.
A delighted Antiques Roadshow guest gets Richard Friedlander thinking about the value of money.
Social worker Sarah Baker weighs the benefits of emotional involvement in her clients' stories.
As the gun lobby takes aim at Obama's Surgeon General nominee, Dr. Ricky Choi examines the nexus of guns and public health.
