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As Western Papers Suffer, D.C. Bureaus Die Out

High Country News | Kate Sheppard | Posted 08.27.2011

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The Washington, D.C., office of the Salt Lake Tribune's Thomas Burr and Matt Canham resembles most newsrooms. A few pieces of art cling haphazardly to...

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Reviewing 2010's Pop Cultural Lessons

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

As we bid farewell to another year, some pop culture critics are doing more than reflecting on trends gone by -- they're speculating about what it all means. Here, the best explanations.

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Down the Rabbit Hole:The Hijacking of the Edible Schoolyard

Elissa Altman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elissa Altman

What is it exactly that is so threatening about the concept of in-school food and agriculture education like The Edible Schoolyard? What is it that so peeved Caitlin Flanagan in a now-famous rant in The Atlantic?

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Elder Wirthlin : LDS Church's Beloved Elder Dies

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Salt Lake Tribune reports that Elder Wirthlin has passed away: LDS Church Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a member of the faith's Quorum of the Twelve Apos...

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The Media's Response to the Hamdan Trial: Due Process or Dictatorial Sideshow?

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

As the Olympics and the war in Georgia threaten to sweep all before them, the significance of the lenient sentence handed down by a military jury to G...

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What the Obama Sock Monkey Scandal Tells Us About U.S. Race Relations

Lisa Wade | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Wade

After negative publicity claimed the toy was racist, the SockObama Co. offered an apology. That apology was later aggressively revoked in this letter by co-owner Elizabeth Lawson.

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