Handpicked Newspaper Articles

Drones to Dreamliners

2009-12-14T23:26:00.000-08:00

…SEATTLE TIMES: The dramatic test flights of the soon-to-debut 787 Dreamliner.

…ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: Tourists flying high during astronaut training.

...LA TIMES: Military drones searching border for drug smugglers.

…CHICAGO TIMES: United Airlines takes middle road after pitting Boeing against Airbus.

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IRS Audit and Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-09T08:23:00.000-08:00

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…SEATTLE TIMES: Working mom audited by IRS. Their tip-off? She only earns $10 an hour.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Architects have a go at designing gingerbread houses – with intriguing results.

…PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Is billionaire philanthropist responsible for patient deaths?

…LA TIMES: Lance Armstrong plans to challenge rival and ex-teammate Contador.

Gorillas' Blood Pressure, Therapy for Happy Marriage, New Jetliner Materials Questioned, Climate Change Calls for Adaptation

2009-12-06T10:31:00.000-08:00

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…ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Zoo gorilla and Georgia Tech students collaborate to figure out how to get gorilla blood pressures.

…NEW YORK TIMES: Therapy for happy marriage goes a bit awry.

…FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM: engineer questions safety of new jetliner materials.

…WASHINGTON POST: Dutch show that adapting is one valid approach to climate change.

Today's Picks!

2009-12-01T07:53:00.000-08:00

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…WASHINGTON POST: can loneliness be contagious?

…BOSTON GLOBE: repeated arguments and warnings did not save Harvard’s endowments from danger.

…SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: now you can speed-date to find new women friends.

…KANSAS CITY STAR: AMC movie theaters make their stand on snacks from home official, starting in Kansas City and moving nationwide.

… MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: profiles the plucky 87-year-old employee of shoe importer Weyco.

Prisoners to Preschoolers: A look at education stories from around the U.S.

2009-11-23T01:08:00.001-08:00

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…WASHINGTON POST: Playing at preschool – why the debate?

…NEW YORK TIMES: Should prisoners be allowed an ivy education?

…SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: reports that community college may not be a gateway, after all.

…ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Extra enrichment for gifted students often neglected.

Handpicked News from the Business Pages of US Newspapers

2009-11-18T08:22:00.000-08:00

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…SEATTLE TIMES: Far-ranging interview with head of Costco yields interesting details about $1.50 hot dogs, among other things.

…DENVER POST: Christian airline CEO puts new meaning into having a little faith when you fly.

…LA TIMES: California ports show erratic upswing in exports.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Comcast’s rocky road on the path to Hollywood.

Recent “most emailed” NEW YORK TIMES articles focus on marriage

2009-11-16T22:12:00.001-08:00

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First, the Obamas’ marriage and their struggles with the same issues facing two-career families everywhere.

Next, money considerations at the beginning of a marriage.

And, the end: where your money might go in a divorce.

Meds, Foods, Guns and Icanhascheezburger

2009-10-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

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…SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: The challenge of deadly medication mistakes finally addressed by hospital nurses.

….Bonus at the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Interview with the mastermind behind www.Icanhascheezburger.com.

…KANSAS CITY STAR: Send kids home with food for the weekend and watch their math scores improve.

…LAS VEGAS SUN: How law enforcement agencies in Vegas intend to stop gun traffic into Mexico.

…BOSTON GLOBE: Asian grandmothers’ recipes reveal secrets of lemongrass chicken, and much more.

Chicago's Iraqi Refugess, Polanski Case Details, American Women in the Miliary, and more

2009-10-25T13:24:00.000-07:00

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…SEATTLE TIMES: tells why Seattle is positioned to be especially hospitable to electric vehicles.

…ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: writes about how Iraq and Afghanistan have changed American women’s roles in the military.

…DENVER POST: reports on a novel housing development that plans to grow its own food.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: details the miseries faced by Chicago’s Iraqi refugees.

…LA TIMES: reporters give in-depth (and graphic) details on the Polanski rape case, silencing his supporters.

Mass murder, Investment Gone Awry, Sacrifices for Health Insurance

2009-10-21T12:04:00.001-07:00

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…NEW YORK TIMES: Little known mass murderer dies at age 88.

…BOSTON GLOBE: Harvard’s irresponsible cash crash – $1.8 billion. Gone.

… MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: A tearjerker about a dad who joins the army to get health insurance for his sick wife.

Obama, Caray, Cash, Mubarak, Schwarzenegger

2009-10-16T08:30:00.000-07:00

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…MIAMI HERALD: views Obama’s Nobel Prize news through the Guantanamo lens.

…ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: critiques sportscaster Chip Caray.

…WASHINGTON POST: gives us a peek into church services at Camp David.

…LOS ANGELES TIMES: speculates about regime change in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

…SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: reports that everybody hates Schwarzenegger.

Husbands, Rallies, George W., Books, Recession, Mortuary

2009-10-13T13:25:00.000-07:00

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…BOSTON GLOBE: Cancer doctor discusses the kind of husband she wants.

…MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: The market rally from a Wisconsin perspective.

…WASHINGTON POST: Reports about the new take on George Washington’s ledgers.

…NEW YORK TIMES: What it is like to read a book a day for a year.

…LAS VEGAS SUN: Says Vegas is the new Detroit, and not in a good way.

…KANSAS CITY STAR: Small town to be revitalized by mortuary.

Today's Handpicked Produces a Litter of Animal Stories

2009-10-09T23:47:00.000-07:00

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…LA TIMES: Photo feature on Guinea pig rescue.

…DENVER POST: Bird photographer captures a kingbird at its most pugnacious.

…SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Info about bunnies’ noses.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: One cat that probably won’t play in boxes for awhile.

Recent News Bits from Atlanta to Las Vegas

2009-10-08T06:55:00.000-07:00

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…ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Covers the increasing frequency of luggage theft at airports.

…NEW YORK TIMES: Finds the idea of a marijuana critic hilarious.

…DALLAS MORNING NEWS: Tells why the Cattle Baron’s Ball could hardly have been less fun this year.

…LAS VEGAS SUN: Provides an unbiased(!) non-tabloid glimpse of Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.

Trails, Metallica, Beef, Shoe Polish, Proposition 8

2009-10-04T04:06:00.000-07:00

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…SEATTLE TIMES: Salutes a journey of nearly 17,000 miles along National Scenic Trails.

…ST. PETERSBURG TIMES: Celebrates an 85-year-old Metallica fan and -- the news story about her generates backstage passes.

…DENVER POST: Follows a grass-fed steer from field to organic beef section at Whole Foods.

…SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: Small-scale shoe polish business is burnished by recession.

…SAN FRANSICSO CHRONICLE: Asks some interesting questions about Proposition 8.

Hippo, Spanish, Chops, Records, TWA

2009-10-01T12:11:00.000-07:00

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…WASHINGTON POST: When the hippo has to be moved, the POST is there.

…LAS VEGAS SUN: A new approach to learning English – learn Spanish first.

…BOSTON GLOBE: Fall recipe for pork chops is a reader favorite.

…NEW YORK TIMES: Tracks down the few remaining record stores.

…KANSAS CITY STAR: Reports that laid-off TWA employees are losing hope.

Reforms: Schools, Republicans, Capitalism, Terrorism, Ethics

2009-09-29T01:20:00.000-07:00

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…WASHINGTON POST: profiles controversial schools chief, Michelle Rhee.

…DALLAS MORNING NEWS: reports that the FBI has switched tactics in confronting terrorism.

…BOSTON GLOBE: wonders what we should do if its true that “capitalism is inherently self-destructive and unstable.”

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: sketches a new Republican political strategy in Illinois.

…NEW YORK TIMES: tells how to take an ethics class at Harvard this fall.

Gay Middle Schoolers, Musical 99-year-old, Local Flour, South Carolina Politics

2009-09-24T09:15:00.000-07:00

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…NY TIMES: Weighs in on new TV drama about dieting. In a second piece by the same paper, the reporter verbalizes the question for us: “how do children as young as 11 know whether they are gay?”

…SAN FRANSICSO CHRONICLE: Profiles on a woman who is a musical inspiration at age 99.

…SEATTLE TIMES: Reports on wheat farmers who are creating their own brand.

…WASHINGTON POST: Gives the story behind South Carolina politics.

DNA, King of the Town, Registering as a Diabetic, Your Friends Say Something About You

2009-09-22T03:39:00.001-07:00

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…LA TIMES: Give the cops DNA and you’ll go free.

…WASHINGTON POST: Tells how it feels to go to sleep a secretary and wake up a monarch.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Identifying baby diabetics with genetic mutations

…BOSTON GLOBE: Revealing your lifestyle by who you “friend.”

Cancer Drugs, Penny Slots, Evolution

2009-09-17T05:49:00.000-07:00

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…NY TIMES: The director of the FDA’s cancer drug office takes criticism with equanimity.

…LAS VEGAS SUN: Remember penny slots? They’ve evolved.

…LA TIMES: Reports show that mankind is evolving, too, and faster than we thought.

China Courts Latin America and Controversial Nicaraguan Steps Down

2009-09-16T03:46:00.001-07:00

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…MIAMI HERALD: Two in-depth stories with a Latin American angle.

China/Cuba Connection and Nicaraguan UN Official Resigns

An Industry Threatened, plus What to Wear

2009-09-14T03:14:00.000-07:00

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…CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER: Covers the excitement of opening night for New York Fashion Week.

…LOS ANGELES TIMES: Questions the viability of the fashion industry.

…NEW YORK TIMES: Also wonders if high fashion will make it – same story, different angle.

…DENVER POST: Just goes ahead and tells us what sexy thing to wear.

Bentos, Blogojeviches, Cars, Cabins

2009-09-10T04:13:00.000-07:00

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…NY TIMES: fussy but fun for lunch – bento boxes.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: wife of disgraced ex-governor (Patti Blagojevich) is interviewed about her father.

….DETROIT FREE PRESS: reports on the state of glee among automakers.

…SEATTLE TIMES: says the price of a cabin in the woods is going way up.

Wine, Camp David, School Library, A Baby Dies

2009-09-08T08:18:00.000-07:00

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…LA TIMES: questions “award-winning” wines.

…CHICAGO TRIBUNE: lonely for the Obamas – who go to Camp David instead of “home.”

…BOSTON GLOBE: reports on the planned absence of books at one school library.

…DALLAS MORNING NEWS: provides an informative tearjerker about the death of a baby. Part 1. Part 2.

Toyota, Chemo, Ling & Lee

2009-09-03T09:48:00.000-07:00

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…DETROIT FREE PRESS: automotive reporter analyzes hard times for Toyota.

…NY TIMES: first-person account of your brain on chemo.

…LA TIMES: Laura Ling and Euna Lee write up their story for the Times.