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Chuck Norris Finds You

Go to Google Enter Chuck Norris as the search box Click the “I’m feeling lucky button” ?????? Profit

Historian Howard Zinn has died at age 87. Zinn was best known for A People’s History of the United States, which turned the glossy, textbook version of American history on its head by pointing out that far from being an unbroken chain of political and economic progress, our history was one of conflict along class,Continue reading “Howard Zinn, R.I.P. :(“

Oregonians Vote to Raise Taxes on Rich, Corporations

Too bad it can’t happen here. Oregon voters bucked decades of anti-tax and anti-Salem sentiment Tuesday, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy to prevent further erosion of public schools and other state services. The tax measures passed easily, with late returns showing a 54 percent to 46 percent ratio. Measure 66 raises taxes onContinue reading “Oregonians Vote to Raise Taxes on Rich, Corporations”

Interactive LA County Homicide Map

The Los Angeles Times has done a great job at providing this informative mashup using Google maps. The map details homicides that have been recorded in Los Angeles County going back to 2007. Check out the Homicide Report at the LA Times website.

Observations: Running barefoot is better, researchers find

Mother Nature has outpaced science once again: the bare human foot is better for running than one cushioned by sneakers. What about those $125 high-tech running shoes with 648 custom combinations? Toss ’em, according to a new study published online January 27 in the journal Nature (Scientific American is part of Nature Publishing Group). viaContinue reading “Observations: Running barefoot is better, researchers find”