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Reviews of: "Race to Witch Mountain," "The Edge of Love," "Miss March," "Sunshine Cleaning," "The Last House On The Left," "Cake Eaters," "Sherman's Way," "Steam," "The Objective," and "This Is The Life."

Steve Julian: Los Angeles County's health services director surprised county supervisors yesterday by quitting. Dr. Bruce Chernof will lead a new private foundation focusing on health care issues for seniors. He denied his departure had anything to do with the crisis surrounding King-Harbor Hospital. Long Beach's Pacific Hospital backed out of negotiations to run the South L.A. hospital. KPCC's Morning Edition host Steve Julian spoke to L.A. County Supervisor Yvonne Burke and asked her whether she was surprised by Chernof's decision to leave.

Kitty Felde: On Sunday, 1,500 people will try to persuade their neighbors that they should be a Democratic delegate. The party holds its annual convention this summer in August and 241 delegates will represent California. But several hundred other Democrats have been barred from Sunday's delegate elections by the very candidates they want to support. KPCC's Special Correspondent Kitty Felde reports.

Molly Peterson: Two scientists who study human effects on the environment will receive a prestigious prize from the University of Southern California this weekend. KPCC's Molly Peterson has the story.

Shirley Jahad: KPCC's Shirley Jahad talks with Marc Haefele about veteran educator Ramon Cortines, who is returning to the LAUSD to be Superintendent David Brewer's right-hand man.

Brian Watt: American Airlines plans to ground hundreds of flights for inspection. It's the fourth day in a row of safety inspections and passenger headaches. KPCC's Brian Watt has more on the 15 departures scratched Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport.

Molly Peterson: Two scientists who study human effects on the environment will receive a prestigious prize from the University of Southern California this weekend. KPCC's Molly Peterson has the story.

Molly Peterson: Two scientists who study human effects on the environment will receive a prestigious prize from the University of Southern California this weekend. KPCC's Molly Peterson has the story.

Shirley Jahad: KPCC's Shirley Jahad talks with Marc Haefele about veteran educator Ramon Cortines, who is returning to the LAUSD to be Superintendent David Brewer's right-hand man.

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: A group of Orange County Sheriff's department employees has been suspended with pay following the beating death of an inmate by fellow inmates. The sheriff has also asked the FBI to investigate whether inmates' civil rights were violated at the Theo Lacy Jail. Acting Sheriff Jack Anderson made that announcement to the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. As KPCC's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez reports, the sheriff promised several reforms to address serious breaches of professional conduct uncovered in a grand jury report on the inmate's death.

Frank Stoltze: KPCC business analyst Mark Lacter talks about a recent poll which suggested that high gas prices are the biggest economic concern for many people; the airline industry faces a bumpy ride as some airlines go out of business; and the Beverly Hills company Live Nation is betting on some superstars to expand its business.

Frank Stoltze: Jack Shaw of Market News International says several members of California's congressional delegation are urging President Bush to skip the Beijing Olympics; South Africa's president honors Rep. Maxine Waters for her long support of a racially integrated South Africa; and Senator Barbara Boxer is upset with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne.

Mrs. Mr. Mom, Part Three: How Low Can You Go?: Sandra Tsing Loh's family hits their "Waterloo" as they try to make due without Sandra's musician husband.

Adolfo Guzman-Lopez: A large exhibition of Chicano art opens at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art this Sunday. The show explores how a branch of art produced by Mexican-American activists 40 years ago has blossomed and inspired a slew of young Latino artists today.

Karen Fritsche: If you're one of those people with a habit - we won't succumb to calling it a "bad" habit, but a habit you want to break - maybe you have a better chance if you bet on it. A couple of Yale professors say if you want to succeed, you should bet a lot. Contributor Karen Fritsche put their theory to the test.

John Rabe: Harry Benson has photographed the Beatles, Amy Winehouse, every sitting President since Ike, Greta Garbo in the 1970s, Liz Taylor after brain surgery, and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Benson, who was born in Scotland and came to the U.S. in 1964, has a new retrospective exhibit in West Hollywood. He sat down Tuesday with KPCC's John Rabe to talk about his life's work.

Susan Valot: Sixty years ago, two USC graduates set out to start a sporting goods company in Pasadena. KPCC's Susan Valot says it soared into an outdoor toy empire that spun out a growing sport Frisbee golf.

Tiny Trucks: Luxury car laser-scanners hit the highway to help truckers get a load off.

Brooke Binkowski: A Muslim woman is suing the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy. KPCC's Brooke Binkowski says the woman alleges her religious freedom was violated after an arrest in 2005.