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Author: Erik Loomis

The Cheney Library

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On May 1, 2013
I know Cheney jokes are easy, but this is still awesome: “The Cheney Museum offers a firsthand look at the life and work of our nation’s 46th vice president,” said head curator Jonathan Luddom, a 7-foot-tall blind cavern dweller with third-degree burns on his face...

Gowanus

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On April 30, 2013

This is one way environmental racism works. Cleaning up the Gowanus Canal in New York? A good thing. Taking the nasty stuff from one wealthy white area of Brooklyn and.

Hello Walls

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On April 30, 2013
Happy 80th to Willie Nelson!! "Hello Walls" is an early classic which Faron Young made a hit long before Willie had his own commercial success. The album from where this comes And Then I Wrote is a good example of the singles vs. albums format...

Workers Memorial Day

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On April 29, 2013
President Obama proclaimed yesterday "Workers Memorial Day." That would have been a much better thing if the president had mentioned anything about the recent deaths in West, Texas or even in Bangladesh, something that would provide real meaning to the proclamation. Alas, no. His most...

Defeat

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On April 29, 2013

As Ezra Klein and others have said, there's no question that the Republicans have totally defeated the Democrats on all issues sequester. Caving on the FAA was politically almost inevitable.

Pioneers

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On April 29, 2013

Finally, the active Big 4 sports professional athlete barrier is broken, as Wizards center Jason Collins comes out as gay. Let's hope it's the first of many. It'd be nice.

On April 28, 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened its doors. The creation of OSHA proved to be one the greatest victory in American history for workplace health. Unfortunately, OSHA could never live up to its potential to revolutionize the workplace due to...
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