Facing mounting debt (because neither they nor their parents bothered to save anything for their educations), reduced job opportunities (because their parents and even grandparents didn’t bother to save anything for retirement and need to work into their 60’s) and the prospect of much lower career earnings (due to a glut of degree holders in…… READ MORE
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Beggars Can Be Choosers
A couple of weeks ago, a photo posted on Facebook showing the Half Priced Books in Grand Chute throwing out hundreds of books in a dumpster behind their store generated a lot of public outcry and even some media attention. The poster–along with hundreds of commenters–believed the company was being a “bad neighbor” by not…… READ MORE
The Name Game
If you are coming here expecting me to rant and rave about President Obama changing the name of the tallest mountain in the United States today, you are in for some bitter disappointment. As a lover of history, I fully embrace the decision to return Mount McKinley to its original name: Denali. There seems to…… READ MORE
What is the plague?
CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen explains the history of the plague and the reason it’s still around today.… READ MORE
WWII Soviet fighter plane discovered in Poland
The wreckage of a plane believed to have been shot down by the Germans around 1945 has been found in the Bzura river in Central Poland.… READ MORE
McDonald’s shuts down Burger King’s ‘McWhopper’ idea
McDonald’s has passed on the idea of selling a “McWhopper” with fast food rival Burger King. Turkel Brands CEO Bruce Turkel explains why this was a win for both companies.… READ MORE
Commercial planes may soon take off vertically
CNN’s Thom Patterson looks at some commercial “Vertical Takeoff and Landing” planes that are currently in development.… READ MORE
Searching for alien life in Mars photos
From Martian rats to mysterious women, alien hunters say the photos from the Mars rover prove there’s life on the red planet. CNN’s Ian Lee investigates.… READ MORE
Beautiful artwork captures the heartbeat of admirers
A massive art installation in Covent Garden, London made of more that 100.000 white balloons reflects the pulsing heartbeat of the area.… READ MORE
Tilting at Big Boxes
In another example of life imitating art, the city of Oshkosh is seeing a scene from the classic novel Don Quixote play out on its Common Council. Where the title character of the novel sets his attack on windmills–believing them to be dragons, our own Mayor Steve Cummings is going on the warpath against big…… READ MORE
