Green Diary Rescue & Open Thread: Greensburg
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Melissa Knopper, at Alternet writes:
How an Entire Town Leveled By a Tornado Is Rebuilding Green
On May 4, 2007, an EF5 tornado cut a 1.7-mile path of de...
Open Thread
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From Slowpoke Comics by Jen Sorensen, click here for full comic strip.
Also well worth a click, Mental Floss presents...
On Veteran's Day...
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Let us remember all the gays, lesbians and bisexuals who have worn the
uniform of our country, bled and died for the freedoms we have not yet
realized as s...
Obama Approval Positive in South
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A new Winthrop Poll in 11 Southern states finds 47% approve of the job
President Obama is doing while 42% of those surveyed disapprove.
However, looking ah...
For the Soccer Fans Among You
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Much of my summer was spent on a consulting project that I did in
conjunction with ESPN, in which I helped them a design a soccer ratings
system known as t...
Lou Dobbs to announce departure from CNN tonight.
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The New York Times reports that CNN anchor Lou Dobbs plans to announce on
his show tonight that he is leaving the network, effective immediately.
Dobbs has...
Better Lunch, Better Test Scores
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I think it’s pretty intuitive that better-nourished kids will do better in
school, via Ezra Klein comes Tim Harford explaining that the combination of
Jami...
Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
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While most of official Washington was all hot and bothered about health care
reform last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was paying attention to
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