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New nurses find themselves in unhealthy job market
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate
Organ harvesting in China still considered a problem by some
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 1
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 2
In education reform, some states race from the bottom
Military officials won’t ask, tell about revising gay policy
Experts debate whether cap on Social Security payments hurts retirees
Credit card companies boost rates ahead of new law
Amid protests from the right, seniors in Virginia try to be heard on health care
New nurses find themselves in unhealthy job market
Volunteers in Peace Corps' Arab world programs resign at high rate
Organ harvesting in China still considered a problem by some
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 1
Assessing the Department of Homeland Security — Part 2
In education reform, some states race from the bottom
Military officials won’t ask, tell about revising gay policy
Experts debate whether cap on Social Security payments hurts retirees
Credit card companies boost rates ahead of new law
Amid protests from the right, seniors in Virginia try to be heard on health care
Environmental cigarette company? You decide
In defense of animals: Congress questions use of animals in casualty training
Rap video aims to save honeybees
Camp offers helping hand to military families
Lockerbie bomber's early release spurs discussion: Was compassion misplaced?
Veterans still fighting – for health care
How much is the cost of living?
Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market
Hello, Soto
In defense of animals: Congress questions use of animals in casualty training
Rap video aims to save honeybees
Camp offers helping hand to military families
Lockerbie bomber's early release spurs discussion: Was compassion misplaced?
Veterans still fighting – for health care
How much is the cost of living?
Docs cringe at the thought of painkillers taken off the market
Hello, Soto
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Ricardo Tovar puts finishing touches to a repaired shoe
at Uncle Han's repair shop
In tough times, an age-old practice makes a comeback
by Fui Tsikata
May 14, 2009
A cobbler is a form of dessert but it is also an age-old craft that is making a comeback. Tough economic times are forcing many to be more frugal and one way is to fix shoes instead of buying news ones. Cost is one reason why some are trying cobblers but some Chicagoans are choosing to go to the repair shop as their contribution to the environment.
