Robert Luna

There have been four measles outbreaks this year in this country. Last year, there were 16. So it's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks every year.

There have been four measles outbreaks this year in this country. Last year, there were 16. So it's not unusual. We have measles outbreaks every year.

You know, measles at one point was killing about 10,000 people a year in our country. Those deaths were eliminated through nutrition and... and sanitation.

You know, measles at one point was killing about 10,000 people a year in our country. Those deaths were eliminated through nutrition and... and sanitation.

You need to start pretty much in twilight as soon as the sun has set and then you need to look over at Mercury and Saturn over in the west, both very low down. Above them is Venus, it's the brightest of the planets. Further round, you can find Neptune and Uranus, but you need a telescope for those. And then further round still is Jupiter. That's really bright too.

You need to start pretty much in twilight as soon as the sun has set and then you need to look over at Mercury and Saturn over in the west, both very low down. Above them is Venus, it's the brightest of the planets. Further round, you can find Neptune and Uranus, but you need a telescope for those. And then further round still is Jupiter. That's really bright too.

And then even further round is Mars, and that's got this distinct pinkish-reddish colour, so it really stands out too.

And then even further round is Mars, and that's got this distinct pinkish-reddish colour, so it really stands out too.

And still to come on the Global News Podcast. It's kind of disrespectful to Abraham Lincoln and to the penny itself, the way we treat it. We just leave it on the sidewalk, leave it in our jar and we never bring it back.

And still to come on the Global News Podcast. It's kind of disrespectful to Abraham Lincoln and to the penny itself, the way we treat it. We just leave it on the sidewalk, leave it in our jar and we never bring it back.

The essential problem isn't just that it costs actually more than three cents to mint a penny. But that the value of the penny has fallen so little in comparison to the value of our time due to inflation that people don't even stoop over to pick a penny up and they don't bring their pennies back to the store.

The essential problem isn't just that it costs actually more than three cents to mint a penny. But that the value of the penny has fallen so little in comparison to the value of our time due to inflation that people don't even stoop over to pick a penny up and they don't bring their pennies back to the store.

And so the store then has to ask eventually the mint to make more of them, setting this vicious cycle in motion. But I think there's really only two groups that lose out in this process. And that is the people who work at the U.S. Mint, because about half of the coins they make are pennies.

And so the store then has to ask eventually the mint to make more of them, setting this vicious cycle in motion. But I think there's really only two groups that lose out in this process. And that is the people who work at the U.S. Mint, because about half of the coins they make are pennies.

And then the people in the zinc industry, they have been lobbying a long time a group called Americans for Common Sense. Our penny is 97.5% zinc, so they're going to lose out a little bit.

And then the people in the zinc industry, they have been lobbying a long time a group called Americans for Common Sense. Our penny is 97.5% zinc, so they're going to lose out a little bit.

Well, we certainly do, because when I was a kid, a penny was valuable. You could go down to the gumball machine at the grocery store and get a piece of gum. It was great. And pennies stand out. I mean, all the other coins are kind of silvery looking and it is so beautiful and shiny and copper looking, the penny. So we all have a very fond memory of these.

Well, we certainly do, because when I was a kid, a penny was valuable. You could go down to the gumball machine at the grocery store and get a piece of gum. It was great. And pennies stand out. I mean, all the other coins are kind of silvery looking and it is so beautiful and shiny and copper looking, the penny. So we all have a very fond memory of these.

But I would say that it's kind of disrespectful to Abraham Lincoln and to the penny itself, the way we treat it. We just leave it on the sidewalk. We just leave it in our jar and we never bring it back. So probably time to get rid of the dear old penny.

But I would say that it's kind of disrespectful to Abraham Lincoln and to the penny itself, the way we treat it. We just leave it on the sidewalk. We just leave it in our jar and we never bring it back. So probably time to get rid of the dear old penny.