Full steam ahead (Guardian Unlimited)
Proposed planning reforms, say critics, will enable ministers to sidestep public opposition and smooth the way for bigger airports, roads, power stations and other major building projects. Peter Hetherington reports....more...Full steam ahead (Guardian Unlimited)
Viewing England from the air, it is sometimes hard to imagine that our cherished land is underpinned by rules, backed by law, to determine what can be built, and where....more... Excerpt: 'The Canon' (NPR)
When the second of her two children turned thirteen, my sister decided that it finally was time to let their membership lapse in two familiar family haunts: the science museum and the zoo. These were kiddie places, she told me. Her children now had more mature tastes....more... Too 'Kewl' for School: Making Science Click (NPR)
In her new book The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science, author Natalie Angier says science doesn't have to be impossible, impenetrable or uncool....more... Kidnappers reduce their demands in talks to free BBC reporter (The Scotsman)
ISMAIL Haniyeh, the Palestinian prime minister, yesterday reported progress in efforts to free the Scottish BBC reporter Alan Johnston, saying negotiators had persuaded the captors to reduce their demands. ....more... Rachel's Blog (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Wow! Things sure are blowing up in Blacksburg. In the short 3 and a half years I've lived here there has already been tremendous growth. But now there are at least a dozen proposals coming before council and countless other projects already under construction....more... Evaluating 'No Child Left Behind' (The Nation via Yahoo! News)
The Nation -- Linda Darling-Hammond...more... Last-gasp bid for floating voters before historic poll (The Scotsman)
ALEX Salmond took to the skies. Jack McConnell stood in the shadow of a deceased colleague with a bunch of balloons. Annabel Goldie fell from a great height. Nicol Stephen ate ice- cream in the sunshine....more... Immigration protests smaller than last year (North County Times)
NORTH COUNTY -- Except for a group of about 150 protesters in Vista, there was little evidence Tuesday in North County of the mass demonstrations planned nationwide in support of comprehensive immigration reform. View A Video...more... |