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Sorting Through Relics

Giulia Melucci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cooking, Waterford, Mothers, Crystal, Entertaining, Families, China, Mothers and Daughters, Home News
Giulia Melucci

Over the past few weeks I have been cleaning out the small apartment my eighty-year old mother has been living in for ten years. I am overcome with nostalgia and emotion.

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The Hidden Costs of Nuclear Power

Alec Baldwin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Doe, Nuclear Power Plants, Waterford, Stewart Brand, Hidden Costs, Nuclear, Long Island, Price Anderson, Nuclear Power, Bill Richardson, Nukes, Entergy, Brookhaven, Green News
Alec Baldwin

Often when discussing the advent of a new era in nuclear power generation, advocates for nukes tread lightly over certain subjects, such as waste disposal and security issues.

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Wedgwood Teacups, Child Labor, and Lead Poisoning

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Labor, Lead Poisoning, Wedgwood, Children, Safety, Pregnancy, Product Safety, Children's Safety, Hazardous Products, Waterford, Lead Paint, Kids, Health, Pregnant Women, Poor, Waterford Wedgewood, Sweatshops, Business News
Dan Agin

There is no reason to employ pregnant women and children in occupations known to be hazardous other than to exploit the poor.

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Waterford Wedgewood Collapses

AP | JANE WARDELL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waterford, Waterford Crystal, Waterford Wedgewood, Business News

LONDON — Waterford Wedgwood PLC, the maker of classic china and crystal, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after attempts to restructure...

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