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The Daily Show: The Bastion of Journalism?

Sandwiched in between Victoria Secret commercials and trailers for raunchy teen flicks, a comedy show did what many 24-hour cable news channels could not. Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart aggressively pursued and demanded accountability in journalism. More »

Getting Personal in Tough Times

Part three of Tough Times: Rising Above the Financial Crisis airs on St. Patrick’s Day, a day to wear green and in our case a day to examine the future of our greenbacks in this rough economy. I’m probably like a lot of Americans in that I’m wondering whether I should be investing in the stock market with stock prices down.

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Bright Spots in Tough Times

The first episode of KCTS 9’s three part special report, Tough Times: Rising Above the Financial Crisis, aired this week. The series comes at a difficult stage for Washington state and the nation. Over 303,750 Washingtonians are currently looking for work -- the highest ever amount for the state. More »

Rising Above The Financial Crisis

WARNINGThe beginning of this article may provoke temporary feelings of fiscally-induced depression, financial hopelessness, and overall economic-based anxiety, but PLEASE keep reading.

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Tough Times Forum

If you have tips, experiences or neighborhood resources that might help others, please share your thoughts or video below. You can also e-mail us at toughtimes@KCTS9.org.

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First Cuts the Deepest?

Economists will argue whether unemployment is really a good indicator of a region’s economic health. Some say, because of how it’s measured, you really can’t put too much stock in how many people are out of work at any given moment.

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