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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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Penn State football: A dozen questions as the post-Paterno era begins
This year will be the most closely watched football season in the history of Penn State. The post-Paterno era comes with many questions. Here are 12.
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Mitt Romney's top 5 attacks on President Obama
Mitt Romney has yet to nail down the Republican presidential nomination, but he’s already attacking President Obama. Here's a look at five of Mr. Romney’s charges – and whether they’re true.
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In Pictures Top ten highest paid American CEOs
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Graduate schools of business: Harvard (gasp!) no longer No. 1
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Why some Americans mix Christianity, Eastern religions
Worshipers are borrowing from Eastern religions and New Age beliefs. Open-mindedness or a dilution of faith traditions?
01/25/2010 03:45 pm -
Opinion Different health care reform: doctors trained to deal with patients about faith
Most Americans say that faith is important to their health, yet few doctors and nurses are equipped to oblige. Medical schools could help by integrating spiritual topics into their training.
01/05/2010 11:28 am -
Frustrated black youths take to the Internet
A university project found that black youths feel widely alienated – 48 percent of respondents believe the government treats most immigrants better than most black people. So researchers created a place for them on the Internet. The Black Youth Project is a website of research and blogs aimed at the group.
12/23/2009 02:05 pm -
Opinion Goldman Sachs bonuses: more than just bad PR
Billions in Goldman bonuses could generate the kind of public outrage that can rewrite the very terms of free enterprise.
12/17/2009 05:39 pm -
Chicago schools get new tool in fight against youth violence
A new program announced Wednesday, seeks to stem youth violence in Chicago schools by reaching out to students through sports and counseling. It hopes to become a national model.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Obama’s new push for preschool for at-risk children
President Obama wants to offer states some $1 billion a year to help them improve preschool and early education programs for at-risk children.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Terror arrests compel US Muslims to talk about their faith
Recent arrests in Chicago, as well as the shooting death of Detroit mosque leader, are forcing many US Muslims to explain how Islam is misunderstood.
10/30/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Could economists give pitchers a World Series edge?
Two economists offer advice to pitchers looking for an advantage. Will it work in the World Series?
10/28/2009 01:00 am -
Two ways Chicago can curb its youth violence epidemic
US Attorney General Eric Holder said any effort to stem the sort of violence that killed Derrion Albert must be based on 'the latest research.' Two Chicago programs are models for that approach.
10/08/2009 01:00 am -
John Morris: An eye-witness to the rise of photojournalism
As a life-long photo editor, John Morris shepherded some of the 20th century's most iconic images and most well-regarded photographers.
10/05/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion A twitter tour of Western philosophy
What if Socrates, Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, and Hume had been able to tweet their thoughts?
09/28/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Bernard Madoff, Adam Smith, and capitalism's moral crisis
The business of business may be business, but the business of life is not.
09/21/2009 01:00 am -
With evolution, scientists must watch out for unexpected twists and turns
Column: We know a lot about life on Earth, but we're still learning fundamental insights all the time.
08/24/2009 01:00 am -
After slow start, more IPOs predicted in 2009
Fueling the optimism: the stock market’s recovery, and investors’ willingness to take risks again, especially in the case of IPOs, where companies are selling stock to the public for the first time.
08/18/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Gates, race, and 'driving while black'
07/24/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Are low appraisals slowing US home sales?
06/23/2009 01:00 am -
Shop Class as Soulcraft
A philosopher turned motor-bike mender meditates on the rewards and joys of manual labor.
06/16/2009 01:00 am -
In India, a mandate and a test
Repeat win by United Progressive Alliance shows faith in party on economy and security.
06/14/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Obama healthcare push: right issue, tough choices
06/08/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Productivity up, but cut in worker hours largest since '75
06/04/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion The tyranny of taxing 'sin'
Scrambling for revenue, politicians are pursuing higher taxes on junk food, alcohol, and tobacco – a clear threat to individual liberty.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
Discoveries Potential 'water world' may be just another ice ball
04/23/2009 01:00 am -
For the Obama economic team, talk isn’t cheap
04/06/2009 01:00 am -
Michelle Obama reaches out to DC high school students
03/19/2009 01:00 am -
Difference Maker New online dictionary redefines 'look it up'
Lexicographer Erin McKean’s interactive ‘Wordnik’ is projected to be the largest online dictionary ever.
03/16/2009 01:00 am
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