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To the Contrary Host: Bonnie Erbe

Bonnie Erbe joined forces with PBS and Maryland Public Television to create To The Contrary, the country's first news analysis series featuring all women panelists. The increased voice of women in positions of power brings a unique perspective to the changing American, social, economic and political landscape -- a perspective featured, and celebrated, nationwide on To The Contrary since April 1992.

Combining a law degree with more than 16 years of experience as a journalist covering national government, Ms. Erbe has garnered a wealth of knowledge about political, social and economic issues and has become a leader in voicing women's concerns. Read Ms. Erbe's latest column for To The Contrary.

Her Scripps Howard newspaper column is sent out weekly to more than 400 papers and has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Baltimore Sun, The Seattle Times and The San Francisco Examiner. Her insightful opinions can also be found on her blog for U.S. News & World Report. Other commentary has appeared in The Christian Science Monitor and The Washington Post. As former legal affairs correspondent for the Mutual/NBC Radio Network, Ms. Erbe reported on the Supreme Court, Justice Department and major trials, and she hosted "Saturday Night on Mutual," a talk show carried by some 400 affiliated radio stations, reaching an audience of one million listeners.

 

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"To The Contrary: Immigration's Impact" is our three-part series on the effect immigration has on various aspects of US life: on the environment, on America's health care system and on low-wage workers. This fact-based coverage examines how the record influx of new residents is affecting natural resources, wages for low-income workers and an already-stressed health care system. Click here if you would like to receive a free DVD copy of this program.