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Tom Wicker, Journalist and Observer, Dies at 85

nytimes.com - Tom Wicker, one of postwar America’s most distinguished journalists, who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy for The New York Times and became the paper’s Washington bureau chief...

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Occupy movement inspires rise in U.S. campus activism

reuters.com - By Noel Randewich DAVIS, Calif | Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:53am EST DAVIS, Calif (Reuters) - Violent confrontations between police and protesters at two University of California campuses have drawn a new...

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Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition

dailykos.com - The original source of this message is unknown. I received it from a Friend (Quaker) in West Virginia, who urged its being passed on. I have permission to post it here as a blog post. The rest of...

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Daily Kos: 99.9 versus .1

dailykos.com - Krugman thinks that .1%, the top thousandths, is grossly overpaid - and undertaxed. Let's take the first point. Some argue these wealthy are entitled to it, they are the innovators, the job crea...

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My Own Private Occupy | California Father

californiafather.com - This morning I read a post that said the Occupy movement is dead. It dismissed the movement as a mistake, a misunderstanding, an acid trip. No movement which rejects proper sanitation, it said, sho...

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Santa Clara County friendliest to charter schools

mercurynews.com - Charter schools, once considered the experimental outliers of public education, are poised to go mainstream in Santa Clara County.That's due in part to sheer numbers. Eight new charter schools open...

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Two Americas

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Herbert Gans in the New York Times:When the jobless recovery ends and the economy is restored to good health, today’s surplus will be reduced. New technology and the products and services that acco...

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Lawmaker calls for inquiry into testing company - Schools

miamiherald.com - In 2009, Florida’s education commissioner went to Helsinki to meet with education officials from Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom and other countries for a 10-day summit on Finland’s lauded...

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From South Africa, Lessons In 'Soft Vengeance' : NPR

npr.org - Enlarge Denis Farrell/AP South African Constitutional Court Judge Albie Sachs, seen here in Johannesburg in 2009, resisted the impulse to take revenge on the bomber who cost him his right arm. Deni...

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News From AP | TBO.com

hosted.ap.org - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A sharply divided appellate court on Wednesday rejected a request from state officials to block a lawsuit alleging public school funding and policies fail to meet quality ...

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Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power

democracynow.org - AMY GOODMAN: Today, a Democracy Now! special broadcast. We spend the hour bringing you the voices of "Occupy Everywhere," a panel hosted by The Nation magazine, "On the New Politics and Possibiliti...

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We Are the 99.9%

nytimes.com - “We are the 99 percent” is a great slogan. It correctly defines the issue as being the middle class versus the elite (as opposed to the middle class versus the poor). And it also gets past the comm...

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Bloomberg: "Mind boggling" GOP candidates don't believe in science - Political Hotsheet

cbsnews.com - (Credit: Michael Loccisano) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday let off some steam about the Republican presidential field, complaining that some candidates are skeptical of the scien...

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The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - One of the most popular resources on this blog, and a lesson plan in my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves, that I know is one of the more popular chapters in it, is about teaching students...

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Soulseeds » Blog Archive » Empathy and Responsibility- Its Your Turn

soulseeds.com - Responsibility can be scary. Just ask George Castanza. In the Seinfeld episode (The Wink) Jerry squirts grapefruit juice in George’s eye and he ends up with an involuntary wink that inadvertently ...

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Traveling With Kids? Readers P

mobile.nytimes.com - HORRIBLE. Annoying. Distasteful. Miserable. These are a few of the words used by readers to describe traveling with children - whether their own or someone else's - on planes in response to my Nov....

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Prescription Drug Abuse: How it’s harming teens | Teen mental health

scoop.it - A startling report just released from the Centers for Disease Control finds that prescription painkillers such as Vicodin, methadone, and oxycontin have eclipsed heroin as the leading cause of de...

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Teens tell which text messages will prompt healthy lifestyle choices

healthcarecommunication.com - A study shows teens like texts from their peers and positive messages when it comes to weight management. By Ann Tracy Mueller | Posted: September 7, 2011If you've got teens in your life, chances a...

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Dan Glickman: To Capitol Hill: End the Food Fight

huffingtonpost.com - By Dan Glickman and Ann M. VenemanThe legislative events of last week had to surprise parents and educators who struggle to provide children with sound nutritional choices in a world often inhospit...

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Gourmet Pizza Making + Wine Tasting

livingsocial.com - The rotund goodness of dough, cheese, and sauce is too vast to quantify—it is called Pi for a reason. With this Adventure, you can get within the radius of authentic South Italian pizza with a less...

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The Full List Of BGG2WL Meal Plans

blackgirlsguidetoweightloss.com - I’ll be launching a new one regularly. They’ll all be available forever. This way, people who want to support the site can also get something for their efforts, and know that they’re appreciated. A...

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Map of teacherken's Twitter followers

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SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE BENNETT KAYSER OCCUPIES LAUSD

4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - Silver Lake resident Kayser represents Los Angeles Unified School District 5, which includes Silver Lake and much of Echo Park. Opinion by Bennett Kayser in the Echo Park Patch | http://bit....

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Occupy L.A. offers a hands-on civics lesson for students, teachers

latimes.com - Who says history has to be about dead men and a dreary assortment of dates and names? For countless students and teachers, the Occupy L.A. encampment at City Hall has become a living classroom, a p...

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Police Captain Ray Lewis Joins in OWS Think Tank

readersupportednews.org - Excerpt: "'The police are protectors of the one percent, but they do not feel secure in that role,' said Lewis. 'New hires on the force have their pensions cut to about 50 percent of what they used...

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