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9:51 am

Sat September 8, 2012

Dave Matthews On His Band's 'Unique Sort Of Love Affair'

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"I can remember saying 'I can't imagine that I'm going to be doing this when I'm 45' — and I'm 45," Dave Matthews says.

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Originally published on Sat September 8, 2012 5:55 pm

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For many people, the definitive soundtrack of the mid-1990s was a band out of Virginia with unusual instrumentation and an unmistakable sound. Born and partially raised in South Africa, Dave Matthews was a bartender in the college town of Charlottesville when he founded the Dave Matthews Band in 1991. Two decades on, the group has sold 40 million records and become one of the biggest live acts in the world.

9:03 am

Sat September 8, 2012

Fresh Air Weekend: Feathers, Cellphones As Trackers

Credit Thor Hanson / Basic Books

Thor Hanson's own cast of Archaeopteryx lithographica presents what he calls the "ancient wing written in stone."

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Fresh Air Weekend highlights some of the best interviews and reviews from past weeks, and new program elements specially paced for weekends. Our weekend show emphasizes interviews with writers, filmmakers, actors, and musicians, and often includes excerpts from live in-studio concerts. This week:

7:36 am

Sat September 8, 2012

Words Wealthy Democratic Donors Should Get Used To: 'It's Me, Rahm'

Credit Lynne Sladky / AP

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants you ... if you're a wealthy Democrat who can write a $10 million or $20 million check.

By Peter Overby

Originally published on Sat September 8, 2012 11:11 am

Now that Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in charge of raising really big dollars for a superPAC that supports President Obama, wealthy Democrats all over the country may be eyeing their phones nervously.

Emanuel, the former Obama White House chief of staff, is known for not taking no for an answer and for aggressively going after what he wants.

Indeed, he's a ferocious fundraiser who gets to the point, often throwing in an epithet or two for emphasis, just the sort of rainmaker needed by Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama superPAC that desperately needs cash.

6:01 am

Sat September 8, 2012

Just One Breath: Valley fever cases reach epidemic levels, but harm remains hidden

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Credit Craig Kohlruss / The Fresno Bee

Dust storms like this one that blasted Fresno in June can carry millions of spores from the fungus that causes Valley Fever.

Credit Casey Christie / The Californian

Dr. Yakdan Al Qaisi had a bad case of valley fever after arriving in Bakersfield a few years ago.

By Kellie Schmitt, Rebecca Plevin and Tracy Wood, Reporting On Health Collaborative

This special report is a project of the Reporting On Health Collaborative

Valley fever starts with the simple act of breathing.

The fungal spores, lifted from the dry dirt by the wind, pass through your nostrils or down your throat, so tiny they don’t even trigger a cough. They lodge in your lungs. If you’re fortunate – and most people are – they go no further.

6:00 am

Sat September 8, 2012

Valley Fever cases missed because of lack of awareness

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Credit Casey Christie / The Californian

A correctional officer watches from a guard tower seen through the razor wire near Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. The extent of valley fever’s under-diagnosis becomes clear when reviewing cases reported by prisons located in the Central Valley.

Credit John Harte/The Californian

Prisons located in the Central Valley – such as Wasco State Prison, pictured here – have provided clinicians with extensive education on valley fever.

By Kellie Schmitt and Rebecca Plevin, Reporting On Health Collaborative

The soaring nationwide figures for valley fever don’t tell the whole story.

Problems with screening for the disease and tracking it over time mean that thousands of cases go undetected and untreated every year, leading experts to believe the second epidemic is likely worse than documented.

Valley fever often goes unrecognized, especially in places where the disease is not widespread. Doctors aren’t familiar with its wide variety of symptoms. Often, the early symptoms of valley fever are similar to those of pneumonia.