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Katie Sokolski has spent the past three and a half years training to be a chiropractor. Now, as she opens her business in the Bay Area, she faces the pressures of a stumbling economy and a saturated market. She's not alone.
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Piece Description
Katie Sokolski has spent the past three and a half years training to be a chiropractor. Now, as she opens her business in the Bay Area, she faces the pressures of a stumbling economy and a saturated market. She's not alone.
Broadcast History
Aired on KALX 90.7 on Thursday, May 1, 2008 (part of North Gate Radio show-UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism class taught by Ben Manilla)
Transcript
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