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Saturday, April 8, 2017

Why tiny electric planes and $25 tickets could be the future of regional air travel

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/04/08/why-tiny-electric-planes-and-25-tickets-could-be-the-future-of-air-travel/
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Want to keep black kids from running away from home? Stop hitting them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/04/07/want-to-keep-black-kids-from-running-away-from-home-stop-hitting-them/
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The Utter Uselessness of Job Interviews

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-utter-uselessness-of-job-interviews.html
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The Myth of Main Street

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/opinion/sunday/the-myth-of-main-street.html
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Fact Check now available in Google Search and News around the world

https://blog.google/products/search/fact-check-now-available-google-search-and-news-around-world/
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Friday, April 7, 2017

Google rolls out new 'Fact Check' tool worldwide to combat fake news

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2017/0407/Google-rolls-out-new-Fact-Check-tool-worldwide-to-combat-fake-news
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Graphene oxide: A better membrane, but no 'silver bullet' for desalination

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0407/Graphene-oxide-A-better-membrane-but-no-silver-bullet-for-desalination
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How to Make Cheap Earbuds Sound Like $200 Headphones

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-make-cheap-earbuds-sound-like-200-headphones-1491590775

Just watch the video. You don't need to read the article.
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Slovenian firm brings tombstones to life with digital content

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-slovenia-tombstones-idUSKBN1791LR
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Today's teens want gender equality, but not at home

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865676811/Todays-teens-want-gender-equality-but-not-at-home.html
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Thursday, April 6, 2017

How a Browser Extension Could Shake Up Academic Publishing

http://www.chronicle.com/article/How-a-Browser-Extension-Could/239714
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The ‘alternative facts’ epidemic goes way beyond politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-alternative-facts-epidemic-goes-way-beyond-politics/2017/04/05/01a75ee0-1966-11e7-855e-4824bbb5d748_story.html
Krista at 6:42 PM No comments:

Supreme Court confirmation hearings in 2035

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/04/06/supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-in-2035-2/
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If no one is behind the wheel in an autonomous car crash, who pays?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2017/0406/If-no-one-is-behind-the-wheel-in-an-autonomous-car-crash-who-pays
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Dawn Armstrong: Homelessness has a face, and it's mine

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865677107/Dawn-Armstrong-Homelessness-has-a-face-and-its-mine.html?pg=all
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Why You Shouldn’t Walk on Escalators

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/us/escalators-standing-or-walking.html

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Check This Box if You’re a Good Person

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/opinion/check-this-box-if-youre-a-good-person.html
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

She found a way to make plastic waste useful

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2017/0330/She-found-a-way-to-make-plastic-waste-useful
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Decades after extinction declaration, hunt for Tasmanian tiger resumes

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0331/Decades-after-extinction-declaration-hunt-for-Tasmanian-tiger-resumes
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I have a B.A. in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration (M.P.A.) from Brigham Young University. In addition, I have a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Affairs from Virginia Tech. I have another Master's degree. This one is in Library Science (M.L.S.) from Emporia State University in Kansas. In my public administration studies I emphasized administrative ethics and administrative law. In library school I emphasized reference, especially using government documents and legal materials.
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