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Motorists are advised to seek alternatives

When deciding on alternate vs. alternative, what choice do you have?
The Jeremy Lin Show goes global (+video)

Jeremy Lin isn't just big in the Big Apple. Jeremy Lin is emerging as a star in Canada, Britain, Taiwan and China.
Hurricane Irene by the numbers: state by state damage reports

Federal officials began to survey the damage caused by hurricane Irene – from continued power outages to communities still stranded by floodwaters.
Change Agent
David Gessner offers a modest 'Green Manifesto'

Nature writer David Gessner argues that we must first fall in love with nature before we will fight for it.
In Pictures: Fourth of July traditions
The measure of a man

Hearing the story of a bridge whose length is counted in 'smoots' reminds the Monitor's language columnist just how many scientists have lent their names to units of measurement.
Global News Blog
Iraqi rowing team makes a splash in the US

Entire team – six rowers, two coaches – was invited to US to train and compete in the world's biggest crew event
In Pictures: Iraqi rowers
Let’s Take the Long Way Home

How do you say goodbye to a once-in-a-lifetime friendship?
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 08/02
Editorial Board Blog
Boston Pops and the Justice Department suit against the Arizona immigration law

Americans as well as immigrants showed up for music and fireworks in Boston on the Fourth of July. In Massachusetts, the immigrants who live here illegally are relatively safe. Not so in nearby Rhode Island. The differences between the two states point to a likely argument in the Justice Department suit against the Arizona law.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/28
In Pictures: John Nordell's Digital Abstractions
Monitor writers celebrate ‘unique’ moments

From crawling on the carpet with Ronald Reagan to sipping tea with the Che Guevara of Afghanistan, former staffers recount stories as the Monitor transitions to new formats.
Diggin' It
Bird talk

Why robins arrive north when the weather is still cold and snowy.
Bright Green
Bright Green's top 11 environmental songs

In true rock fashion, this one goes to 11.
Digging a little deeper into the infrastructure

The catchall term for roads and bridges and all that other stuff is a mouthful, but what would we do without it?
Modern crews sign on for ancient Chinese dragon boat racing

With no jock hierarchy to discourage participants and a lot of colorful visual exposure via the Beijing Olympic festivities, this paddle sport is seeing a growth spurt in the US.
Modern crews sign on for ancient Chinese dragon boat racing

With no jock hierarchy to discourage participants and a lot of colorful visual exposure via the Beijing Olympic festivities, this paddle sport is seeing a growth spurt in the US.