Auggie's Revenge and Fight for Your Long Day

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  • URL links for Fight for Your Long Day
    In theory, a book isn't alive unless it's snuggled comfortably in the reading bin in the bathroom at Oprah's or any sitting Pres...
  • Wuhan, China
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    Here's another article about American companies recruiting overseas to find capable workers--in this case, in manufacturing jobs. Toget...
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  • Wright Library, Saturday, March 5
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  • NYTimes "Gunning" for Protestors?
    Like a well trained dog, I exceed my reading limit early each month, but I'm still able to pass on that the New York Times has Occupy W...
  • Economic Hardship Reporting Project
    It's always a bit disappointing to see these  somewhat simplistic articles get a shiny new website when my more developed and nuanced n...
  • Atlantic City
    I stumbled upon a couple articles on Atlantic City's current casino "contraction," here and here , and it sounds like the bea...
  • student debt under the lights
    General Electric (CNBC) takes time out from lighting the world to swoop in late and sell advertising off the student-loan bubble . When I wa...