The American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English names of all bird species currently named after people, along with any other bird names deemed offensive or exclusionary.
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Inside the weird and delightful origins of the jungle gym, which just turned 100
Its history is full of weird twists and sub-plots that take us from Japan to suburban Chicago and touch on child development theories and, yes, theoretical math.
Search dogs harness their super-powered noses
Search dogs trained by Juneau-based SEADOGS have a sense of smell that is so sensitive that they can locate a body underwater from the gases that rise to the surface. They can also locate someone buried in a mudslide or avalanche by detecting their scent rising up through the soil or snow.
The Federal Response To Oregon Occupation May Have Roots In Ruby Ridge
During the armed occupation in Oregon, many have asked why officers don’t just storm the wildlife refuge. The answer may rest in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, where in 1992 a similar standoff ended in violence.
Open Cases: Why One-Third Of Murders In America Go Unresolved
Police today are identifying fewer murder suspects than they did a generation ago. One criminologist says that may be because departments are more focused on preventing crimes than on making arrests.
A White Teen Was Killed By A Cop And No One Took To The Streets. Is That A Problem?
Chenjerai Kumanyika writes from the small South Carolina town where Zachary Hammond was killed last month and one question is on everyone’s mind: “Where’s the outrage?”
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, has blazed trails all her life
Biden describes her as a consensus-builder with a “pragmatic understanding that the law must work for the American people.”
Why some people appear to vote twice in Alaska’s election data
The data shows that it’s common for a fraction of a fraction of 1% of voters to vote twice in elections. Which still raises questions.
Church commits $1 million to repair closure of Juneau’s Memorial Presbyterian Church
The Lingít community was hit hard when the community church was shuttered in a move considered racist.
Episode 10: Jay Hammond (part 2)
By 1974, Jay Hammond had put in 12 years as a state representative, senator, and senate president. Despite his ambivalence about being a politician, Hammond went on to be a two-term governor who oversaw the creation of the Alaska Permanent Fund, the dividend program and, to his chagrin, the repeal of the personal income tax.