News Cut: February 25, 2011 Archive
What's up, Wisconsin? (5x8 - 2/25/11)
Posted at 7:11 AM on February 25, 2011
by Bob Collins
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Filed under: Five by 8
Exploring the exotic land, drama on line one, driving Mr. Yogi, Duluth... very fast, and a statistical breakdown of the Oscar nominees.
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Carl's last letter
Posted at 10:43 AM on February 25, 2011
by Bob Collins
Filed under: Disasters
February 26. 2/26. It doesn't usually ring a bell the way, say, 9/11 does. But it was 18 years ago tomorrow that the World Trade Center was bombed.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum is publishing a series of posts about 2/26 and today provides Carl Selinger's last letter. He was stuck in a smoke-filled elevator and thought he was going to die (click image for larger version).
He didn't.
The week-in-review quiz
Posted at 5:13 PM on February 25, 2011
by Bob Collins
(27 Comments)
We don't necessarily envy you this week. There was a lot of news taking place from the far side of the planet to the house next door. Give it your best shot and be sure to report your score in the comments section. While there, feel free come up with some haiku to describe your week.
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Free cellphone helps homeless man find daughter
Posted at 2:42 PM on February 25, 2011
by Bob Collins
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Filed under: Life
Daniel Morales tweeted that he was looking for his daughter, whom he hadn't seen in about 11 years. He found her. She and her two kids are living in a shelter for victims of domestic violence in New York.
Rivera got the phone he used to make his Tweet from a program to provide cellphones to homeless people. Four of them are tweeting what it's like to be homeless.
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