The New Republic: How Good Is Wal-Mart's Green? - NPR News
Wal-Mart's enormous leverage over its suppliers has attracted plenty of attention in recent years. Usually, critics home in on the negative impacts. The retailer can dictate prices to factories around the world (after all, a single producer needs Wal

Here's hoping a sad end doesn't turn tragic - Raleigh News & Observer
Age guarantees a lot of things. It's almost a give-and-take process. A lot of physical attributes like speed, strength and reaction time slow at the same time one's knowledge and wisdom are expanding. It's almost a cruel joke, one that Allen Iverson

Racinos’ Could Be Good For State Coffers, Bad For Economy - WBUR
In 2003, a Las Vegas developer signed a deal to transform the Bangor Raceway in Maine into a $30 million gambling and entertainment complex. The defunct dog track in Raynham could face a similar future. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP) BOSTON — Massachusetts

Neighbors' work to save Butters Canyon pays off - San Francisco Chronicle
Butters Canyon is so small it's barely a green sliver on the map. But its lush hillsides, roaring creek and forest of bay trees flavor an entire neighborhood, transforming its pocket of the Oakland hills into a rural paradise. "You won't find

Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists - Education Week
When 16 finalists come to Washington later this month to make their final pitches in the $4 billion Race to the Top competition, most can expect to go home empty-handed. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in announcing the finalists March 4

B.C. construction drops 23 per cent from December to January - Vancouver Sun
Construction across B.C. eased off in January from the gains seen up to the end of the year, with contractors taking out almost $685 million worth of building permits that month, a 23-per-cent decrease from December. The drop was mostly in the non

Haku Mo‘olelo - Maui News
It would be similar to how Americans now insure their homes and cars to cover disasters but not contribute a minimum percentage of post-tax income, subject to a floor and a cap in total dollar contributions." Maybe it is reasonable to have