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Bay Area Program Matches Teens With Summer Jobs

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and in addition to remembering and honoring those who've died in war, it means road trips, backyard barbecues, baseball games and more. It's also the unofficial start of summer, and for some teens and young adults comes the hope -- or dread -- of finding a summer job. In the San Francisco Bay Area, where the unemployment rate is 17 percent for people between the ages of 16 and 24, the jobs are looking for them.

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Graduation Day: Student Poet Finds Freedom in Expression

The last year of high school can be exciting, but for even the brightest students, it can be lonely. Today as part of our Graduation Day series, we'll meet high school senior Kenzie Givens, a straight-A student from Los Angeles who uses poetry to navigate questions of race and isolation.

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Remembering the Killing Fields

This Memorial Day weekend, many families will visit grave sites to honor those killed in the military. But this story is about families who have no grave sites to go to. Instead, to remember their loved ones, Cambodian Americans are teaching a younger generation about their people's history. Reporter: Doualy Xaykaothao.

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Jazz Review: The Bill Horvitz Expanded Band's 'The Long Walk'

Many musicians use their music to work through grief after the loss of a loved one. For Sonoma-based guitarist Bill Horvitz, the 2005 death of his larger-than-life younger brother was the catalyst for a new jazz suite. Andrew Gilbert reviews Horvitz's new CD "The Long Walk."

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Singing Soothes Military Mothers While Family Deployed

Any military family can tell you that the stress and loneliness soldiers and Marines face when stationed overseas can also be felt at home. But some military moms in the San Francisco Bay Area found a creative way to deal with their worry: singing. Rachel Dornhelm has more on the "Swingin' Blue Stars."

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