One listener sent us an e-mail that captured our goal for the stories we tell: "Thanks for finding the ordinary us and putting our stories out there."

Take health care. You'll hear host Dick Gordon talking to doctors and patients, not to experts and analysts.

The war in Iraq: you won't hear Dick talking to strategists in think tanks. But you will hear him talking to Marines and Iraqis.

On Election Day in November, we profiled a man who worked for minimum wage at a fast food restaurant. He was waiting to see if his paycheck would be bigger.

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