Kqeds Perspectives

With the news of major tech companies facing mass layoffs, Y-R Media’s Nina Roehl feels more anxious than ever as a recent grad currently job hunting.

Elizabeth Rynecki’s son has a disorder that is as misunderstood as it is common. She hopes to change that.

Open space is essential to our well-being, whether it’s a high country wilderness or a patch of urban green. Jasmine Jaksic learns that a park is more than an amenity.

Carol Kocivar is giving banned books to her grandchildren for Christmas.

Marilyn Englander says this is the time of the year to plant — and plan — for a future of flowers and better days.

The World Cup of men’s soccer is in full swing, and Pablo Quintanilla says the game’s promise of bringing together people from all walks of life takes a little work.

It’s the Christmas shopping season and while many opt for the convenience of shopping online, Christine Schoefer prefers a practice called ‘kugeling’.

Michael Ellis says California is diversity central for the impossibly cute chipmunk.

A Thanksgiving meal for the homeless is a holiday tradition, and Dan Goldes is there to do his part.

Democracy itself has been under attack, but Jackson Vamos’ faith in the American way is bolstered by his grandfather’s unshakeable devotion to the fundamental democratic right – the right to vote.

When his passion led him to try something new, Steven Buks learned anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

Andrew Lewis says Ukrainians are showing the world what it means to defend democracy.

Stories are basic to what we tell one another since we could put words together. But in this communications age, Les Bloch says it takes extra effort to know just what the story says.

Rabbi Niles Goldstein discusses what Jewish communities and their allies can do about the recent surge in antisemitism.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau says the huge amounts of food waste generated by people can have dire consequences for animals.

The explosion of the initiative process has nearly turned voters into alternative legislators and despite her efforts to cast informed votes Connie Chung worries about what she doesn’t know.

Jim McClellan used to be troubled by the gap between what he’s learned and what he doesn’t know, but now he knows better.

Susan Dix Lyons traces the dreams of her mother to her own dream of a life in California.

Y-R Media's Tiya Birru weighs whether to take an important test amid the risk of a rumored school shooting that very day. 

College students are turning away from liberal arts degrees. Marc Vogl says we are all the poorer for it