Lead Story Change Oregonians Believe In: The voters of Sodaville (pop. 290) elected Thomas Brady Harrington, 33, mayor in November, notwithstanding his criminal rap sheet showing robbery, eluding a police […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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The Irish diet
I heard it’s possible to live for an extended period of time on nothing but potatoes and milk. Any truth to this? If I could get all the nutrients I […]
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Diary of the planet
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Hidden Strength
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Seriously?
Lead Story The Brazilian designer Lucia Lorio introduced women’s lingerie in October containing a global positioning device to enable the wearer to be tracked by satellite. The creator said the […]
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Girls in Space
Without gravity, how do female astronauts menstruate while in space? — Gayle, Ventura, CA For a while there, Gayle, the question wasn’t how women would menstruate in space but whether […]
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Earthweek
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“Court Case”
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When life begins, redux
I was shocked by your highly ignorant column on “when life begins” [October 24]. You have a very conservative approach, and a misogynistic one at that. I appreciate your attempt […]
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This can’t be happening
Lead Story When a four-bedroom house inhabited by 50 tenants partially collapsed in October in Honolulu, at least 10 of the residents said they had been pressured to let the […]
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“My Heart Belongs to You”
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Earthweek
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