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Bad News for State Employees Lining Up at Verizon

California Governor Jerry Brown strips state employees of their cellphones saving the state $20 million a year.

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College Board to Revamp AP Courses

Is it time to rethink Advanced Placement? The College Board thinks so and is doing something about it.

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Can City Farmers Make a Living? Activist Eli Zigas on the Challenges of Urban Agriculture

Can City Farmers Make a Living? Activist Eli Zigas on the Challenges of Urban Agriculture

Will urban agriculture become a major part of the food system in San Francisco?

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Has Rupert Murdoch Ever Actually Used the Internet?

So much for freedom of the press. Rumor has it that on Rupert Murdoch's new 'The Daily' website everything will be blocked from search engines.

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The Latest in Wikileaks? The Julian Assange Coloring Book

A new website features a coloring book about Julian Assange (with the occasional WikiLeaks page for good measure).

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Arizona Orders End to Mexican-American Studies Program in Tucson

The State of Arizona has declared that Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American program is illegal.

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Big Win for Big Ag as GOP Drops "Organic"

The House Agriculture Committee intends to massively de-emphasize organic agriculture.

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The Year of Urban Agriculture in NYC

The Greenest presents a post of every single interesting thing that happened in urban agriculture in New York in 2010.

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Rapid Fat-Loss! Incredible Sex! Becoming Superhuman!

A new book called "The 4-Hour Body" promises rapid weight loss, great sex, and the ability to become "superhuman."

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Helicopter Parenting Comes in for a Landing

Helicopter Parenting Comes in for a Landing

Helicopter parenting may be coming in for a landing as more and more parents are embracing a growing movement to restore play.

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A Tax Credit for Homeschooling?

Should homeschoolers get a tax break? The new Republican Congress thinks so and have made it one of their top educational priorities.

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Has Travel Peaked?

Study suggests we've hit "peak travel."

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USPS to Feature Iconic Industrial Designs

New stamps featuring the work of Henry Dreyfus, Raymond Loewy and others will be released in July 2011.

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To Combat Poverty, Pay the Poor

Conditional cash transfer programs are helping families get out of poverty in countries like Brazil and Mexico.

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Hope for Green Business?

Green Biz looks back at the 10 Most Hopeful Green Business Stories of 2010.

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Outside the Beltway. Really Outside.

Only one new member of congress is planning to move his family to Washington, D.C. this term.

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Goldman Helps Fund Facebook

Facebook is now worth more than companies including Time Warner, Yahoo, and eBay.

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The Invasive Species Diet

The Invasive Species Diet

The New York Times' reports on the latest food movement in the making: behold the Invasivores.

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Block My Content, Please

Less than 1/4 of U.S. voters support net neutrality.

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Step Away from the Smartphone

Step Away from the Smartphone

It's a New Year. Maybe it's a good time to re-evaluate our ever more complicated relationship to technology.

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