As you know, checking a bag in before a flight and retrieving it when you land can be stressful, but there's an option many people don't know about that will let you skip baggage claim altogether. 

It's called Bags VIP, and it transfers your checked luggage from the airport you're arriving at to wherever you're staying, for only 40 bucks. 

For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart Andrea Sachs, Reporter with the Washington Post. She wrote a piece about her experience using the service in today's edition.

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As you know, checking a bag in before a flight and retrieving it when you land can be stressful, but there's an option many people don't know about that will let you skip baggage claim altogether. 
It's called Bags VIP, and it transfers your checked luggage from the airport you're arriving at to wherever you're staying, for only 40 bucks. 
For more, KCBS Radio anchors Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart Andrea Sachs, Reporter with the Washington Post. She wrote a piece about her experience using the service in today's edition.
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Scientists are looking at new ways to combat the warming climate, and one group aims to do it by using some of the resources we already have. Carbon Run—a startup building a machine aiming to capture carbon using the water—says the technology is relatively simple and that our natural waterways do most of the work.

To answer your questions and more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Edmund Halfyard, Freshwater ecologist with Carbon Run.

If you have a question you would like answered please email us at: Ask Us at KCBSRadio.com.

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It's time now for Ask An Expert, every weekday at 9:20 AM on KCBS we're giving you direct access to top experts in various fields.
Scientists are looking at new ways to combat the warming climate, and one group aims to do it by using some of the resources we already have. Carbon Run—a startup building a machine aiming to capture carbon using the water—says the technology is relatively simple and that our natural waterways do most of the work.
To answer your questions and more, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Edmund Halfyard, Freshwater ecologist with Carbon Run.
If you have a question you would like answered please email us at: Ask Us at KCBSRadio.com.
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How startup, Carbon Run, is using limestone to reduce carbon in bodies of water

The closely-watched, but often criticized, US News and Word Report's annual college rankings are out.

The list has ruled the university hierarchy for decades, but now, experts in the field are questioning how the rankings are decided and how much they help those trying to decide on their educational next steps. 

For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Mushtaq Gunja, Executive director of the Carnegie Classification systems and senior vice president at ACE, where he is in charge of running and remaining the Carnegie framework.

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The closely-watched, but often criticized, US News and Word Report's annual college rankings are out.
The list has ruled the university hierarchy for decades, but now, experts in the field are questioning how the rankings are decided and how much they help those trying to decide on their educational next steps. 
For more on this, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with Mushtaq Gunja, Executive director of the Carnegie Classification systems and senior vice president at ACE, where he is in charge of running and remaining the Carnegie framework.
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Where does your college rank and does it matter?

For more about Biden's remarks to the UN, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS political analyst, Marc Sandalow.

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For more about Biden's remarks to the UN, KCBS Radio's Margie Shafer and Eric Thomas spoke with KCBS political analyst, Marc Sandalow.
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