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Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Faith Leaders

They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.

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Difference Maker Wyatt Smith makes deal with students: Learn Chinese. Go to China.

Birmingham to Beijing sends inner-city high school students in Birmingham, Ala., on a study abroad in Beijing – if they first learn Chinese.
Thirty ideas from people under 30: The Faith Leaders

They are explorers and activists, artists and educators, farmers and faith leaders – even mayors. And they have trenchant suggestions on how to improve the world.
Black Friday violence: Competitive shopping's troubling new edge

Some Black Friday shoppers have been cutting in line, grabbing carts, coming to blows, and wielding pepper spray. What the Black Friday hunt for the perfect Christmas present says about the shopper within.
11/26/2011 10:15 am
Halloween spending: not so spooky this year

Halloween spending should rise this year. Better Halloween spending is a good sign for retailers generally.
10/18/2011 04:03 pm
Alabama life already changing under tough immigration law

Alabama's immigration law, billed as the toughest on illegal immigrants, is already having an impact on farmers, teachers, and contractors.
09/29/2011 05:57 pm
Many students use mobile apps while driving, some even after they crash

New report shows that 35 percent of college students use smart phone apps behind the wheel.
06/29/2011 05:54 pm
NCAA tournament: A former coach, neighbors, and 11 degrees of Big East

NCAA tournament kicks off Tuesday night with a pair of play-in games. Once we get to Thursday, the NCAA tournament really gets cooking.
03/14/2011 04:55 pm
Study: Eating bugs could reduce global warming

For much of the world, eating insects — officially called entomophagy — is neither strange nor disgusting nor exotic.
02/22/2011 06:17 pm
Six lessons from the BP oil spill

What the tragedy of the BP oil spill has taught us about regulations, technology, and how our energy diet must change.
07/10/2010 10:10 am
Colleges take more notice of gambling problems

Innovative efforts, like those in Missouri, address the problems of widespread student gambling.
04/01/2008 01:00 am