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$158B Needed to Fix Risky Dams

2 years 7 months ago
From Construction Dive:   Dive Brief: It would cost $157.5 billion to rehabilitate the nation’s 88,616 deficient non-federal dams, per a report released by the Association of State Dam Safety Officials this month — a sum that dwarfs the amount of federal assistance available to do so. The price tag to remediate just the most critical […]
Zo

Kansas City honors cannabis-justice activist with 4/20 proclamation

2 years 7 months ago

For Donte Westmoreland, April 20 is indeed a day to celebrate cannabis culture and the “love of the plant.” But he never stops thinking about the people who are still incarcerated nationwide for the plant, like he was. And he hopes others remember them on 4/20 as well. “I want them to realize that we’re […]

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Rebecca Rivas

Pearl Jam announces US tour dates

2 years 7 months ago
Pearl Jam has announced a U.S. headlining tour. The outing begins with a Midwest run including dates in St. Paul, Minnesota, on August 31 and September 2; Chicago on September…

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ABC News

Florida Legislators Push Bills Aimed At Making It More Difficult To Film Cops

2 years 7 months ago
A number of stupid lawmakers have attempted to basically outlaw filming cops by proposing imaginative legislation that would prevent all but the most ineffective documentation of public employees performing their public duties. You can’t outlaw filming police. The First Amendment pretty much prevents that, even if case law in judicial circuits is still not completely […]
Tim Cushing

Daily Deal: Extra Savings On Rosetta Stone

2 years 7 months ago
The benefits of learning to speak a second language (or third) are immeasurable! With its intuitive, immersive training method, Rosetta Stone will have you reading, writing, and speaking new languages like a natural in no time. You’ll start by matching words with images just like when you learned your native language as a child. Then […]
Gretchen Heckmann