Friday, September 30, 2011

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Facebook throws an unfriendly scare into users

A wave of dread passed over me last week when I read about a wrinkle in Facebook's new "Timeline" feature: The social network was planning to make it easy for users to discover who had "unfriended" them along the way.

Saving the world one finger at a time

— Unless you are a National Public Radio loyalist, you may have missed a political drama unfolding far beneath the radar of human consciousness having to do with — OK, open your eyes — table saw safety.

Editorial: Moving to community care

We suspect Gov. Pat Quinn isn't entirely serious about his threat to shut down seven state facilities and lay off 1,900 workers to close what he says is a $313 million budget gap. The governor may be trying to goad lawmakers into borrowing more money to stave off these cuts.

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Editorial: Was Einstein wrong?

If the speed of light is a constant in the universe, as Albert Einstein famously predicted, then so is this: Researchers always will try to prove Einstein was wrong.

Ordering death in Georgia 'In my nightmares I can see their faces'

A former commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections reflects on the death penalty.


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