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Will the GOP Consider Latinos White?

From TAPPED:

There’s been lots of discussion during the past week about the future of conservatism. David Brooks and First Read consider the topic today. In short, the GOP can’t continue to appeal primarily to less educated, Southern, rural, and racist voters in an age of increasing education levels, diversity, tolerance, and migration back into [...]

Port Hope’s Nuclear Power Memorial

Nuclear power production is leaving behind monumental piles of radioactive soil as memorials of the heyday of nuclear power. Way back in the middle of the 20th century when everybody was giddy over nuclear power, the Canadian government set about mining and refining uranium and radium to power its massive nuclear power plants. [...]

Elizabeth, PA launches Lewis & Clark festival

From the Post-Gazette:

On Thursday evening at Rockwell’s Red Lion Restaurant in Elizabeth, Boucher again will don his drop-front pants, white colonial shirt, gentleman’s vest and wide-brimmed hat and portray Walker at the John Walker Dinner, which this year kicks off the town’s first Lewis and Clark Festival, four days of reenactments, storytelling, hayrides, campfires, a [...]

Elizabeth, PA launches Lewis & Clark festival

From the Post-Gazette:

On Thursday evening at Rockwell’s Red Lion Restaurant in Elizabeth, Boucher again will don his drop-front pants, white colonial shirt, gentleman’s vest and wide-brimmed hat and portray Walker at the John Walker Dinner, which this year kicks off the town’s first Lewis and Clark Festival, four days of reenactments, storytelling, hayrides, campfires, [...]

Neanderthals Grew Fast, but Sexual Maturity Came Late

From National Geographic News :

Live fast, die young—this is how our closest relatives the Neanderthals were traditionally thought to progress through life.
But a new study of Neanderthal skeletons suggests the species grew quickly but reached sexual maturity later than so-called modern humans—and quite possibly survived to a ripe old age.
The study also suggests that Neanderthals [...]

Tainted milk in China kills second child

As noted at Food Prof:

This was a leading cause of death for infants in the US until the early 20th century when milk sanitation was taken seriously. Its alternative, breastfeeding, of course would keep kids safe. CNN.com:

Government inspectors are testing baby formula around China after a manufacturer recalled thousands of tons of [...]

How neocons made liberals wary of idealism

From David Greenberg at
The New Republic (emphases mine):

In early November 1956, Soviet tanks swarmed into Hungary to crush an insurgency that had just thrown off Moscow's yoke. In the United States, where the presidential election was days away, the Democratic nominee was the professorial and sometimes equivocal Adlai Stevenson–the epitome of the peace-loving, arms control-pushing, [...]

Modern Migration

From Historical Note comes a topic near and dear to me personally:

China is the main source of immigrants to rich countries
AROUND 4m people moved to OECD countries in 2006, 5% more than the year before, according to the OECD’s annual migration report. Joining family members and seeking employment were the main reasons, accounting for 44% [...]

Tainted milk in China kills second child

From Food Prof:

This was a leading cause of death for infants in the US until the early 20th century when milk sanitation was taken seriously. Its alternative, breastfeeding, of course would keep kids safe. CNN.com:

Government inspectors are testing baby formula around China after a manufacturer recalled thousands of tons of contaminated milk [...]

Pittsburgh-area covered bridges

While this article doesn’t mention Bedford County, home to the best of the area’s covered bridges, it does mention those in Washington and Greene Counties, which are still quite nice.
From the Post-Gazette:

The slogan, “We’re No. 1,” isn’t just a sports chant. When it comes to covered bridges, it’s a fact.
Pennsylvania leads the country with [...]