How could the story of an exotic animal farm owner letting loose all of his wild beasts before killing himself get any stranger? With the help of a herpes-infected monkey. By Wednesday afternoon Ohio authorities hunted down and killed almost all of the 56 animals who were turned loose Tuesday evening. The Columbus Dispatch has
Continue reading …Thanks in large part to Occupy Wall Street, the issue of inequality is all over the news. But could the gap between the 99 percent and the super-rich minority actually be narrowing since the downturn? Some new data suggests the answer might be yes. According to findings released by Steven Kaplan of the University of
Continue reading …Thanks in large part to Occupy Wall Street, the issue of inequality is all over the news. But could the gap between the 99 percent and the super-rich minority actually be narrowing since the downturn? Some new data suggests the answer might be yes. According to findings released by Steven Kaplan of the University of
Continue reading …Thanks in large part to Occupy Wall Street, the issue of inequality is all over the news. But could the gap between the 99 percent and the super-rich minority actually be narrowing since the downturn? Some new data suggests the answer might be yes. According to findings released by Steven Kaplan of the University of
Continue reading …A new report says community colleges waste billions of dollars in taxpayer money by doing a poor job of retaining and graduating their students. Over the 2008-2009, academic year–the last year when such data was available–federal and local governments spent $1 billion on full-time first year students who didn’t return the next year, according to
Continue reading …A new report says community colleges waste billions of dollars in taxpayer money by doing a poor job of retaining and graduating their students. Over the 2008-2009, academic year–the last year when such data was available–federal and local governments spent $1 billion on full-time first year students who didn’t return the next year, according to
Continue reading …More than 22 percent of Mississippians lived in poverty last year, making the state the poorest in the nation. New Mexico trailed closely behind with a 20 percent poverty rate, according to updated U.S. Census figures. New Hampshire, Maryland and Alaska had fewer than 10 percent of their populations living in poverty. Overall, 15 percent
Continue reading …More than 22 percent of Mississippians lived in poverty last year, making the state the poorest in the nation. New Mexico trailed closely behind with a 20 percent poverty rate, according to updated U.S. Census figures. New Hampshire, Maryland and Alaska had fewer than 10 percent of their populations living in poverty. Overall, 15 percent
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