1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (157+ words) The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing a rule that'll drastically weaken restrictions on "stripper wells," which tend to be old, poorly maintained and prone to leaking methane, the highly potent greenhouse gas. Posted by lamplighter at 06:30 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (188+ words) Posted by lamplighter at 04:33 PM | 1 COMMENT | permalink | Comment on This Entry | It's another chapter in the ongoing search for answers to some pretty complex questions, like why autism and ADHD diagnoses are on the rise, and why so many children…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (177+ words) Happiness comes from a combination of internal and external factors. We can influence it somewhat by approaching situations positively or choosing to spend time with people we love, doing activities we enjoy. Posted by LampLighter at 02:32 PM | 3 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (266+ words) Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is facing pushback from the challengers to his reelection bid over his immigration stance as a new Flatwater Free Press investigation states his family ag operation has long hired undocumented laborers. Posted by reinheitsgebot at 09:32 AM…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (382+ words) Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans' financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific crime, but which the government thinks…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (257+ words) A federal appeals court panel rejected the Trump administration's bid to lift a ban on using a federal immigration database to check the accuracy of citizenship records on states' voter rolls. Posted by LampLighter at 08:30 AM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (97+ words) Oxfam recently released its Best States to Work Index for 2026, a report that analyzed 37 labor policies among all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Posted by qcp at 11:32 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | scoring a total of just…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (149+ words) Political Wire reports the President of the United States often orders the chef to get everyone hotdogs, including the many Secret Service agents, while at his golf course snack shack on the 11th tee. But then he bills the taxpayers for…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (436+ words) OpEd: President Trump's administration is waging war against children, especially those in our nation's poorest families. Posted by LampLighter at 08:31 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Roughly 40 percent of American children receive health coverage through Medicaid. Although the bill's…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (275+ words) Hours before sending out absentee ballots to voters, North Carolina pushed through its latest restrictions that could make it harder for those votes to count. Posted by qcp at 08:32 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | More: The North Carolina…...