What We’re Reading – Thursday, April 14, 2016
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The True Story behind twirler, Baton Bob
WABE radio news
http://news.wabe.org/post/true-story-behind-atlanta-twirler-baton-bob
Fulton Commission Candidate Admits Violations (Former Commissioner Bill Edwards)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Breaking the DeKalb Way: DeKalb County in Black and White (Part Three)
Georgia Pol
http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/04/13/breaking-the-dekalb-way-dekalb-county-in-black-and-white/
Breaking the DeKalb Way: This Time It’s Different (Part Four)
Georgia Pol
http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/04/14/breaking-the-dekalb-way-this-time-its-different/
Louisiana Governor Signs Order Protecting LGBT Rights
MSN
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/louisiana-governor-signs-order-protecting-lgbt-rights/
Amazon to Set Up Temporary Homeless Haven on Downtown Campus (Seattle, Washington)
Seattle Times
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized without Gentrifying Them? (Baltimore, Maryland; Community Land Trusts)
The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/article/trusting-baltimore-communities/
World’s Largest Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy
National Geographic
Costco Gets Creative to Meet Shoppers’ Huge Appetite for Organics
Seattle Times
One Fourth of Republicans Now Say They’ll Vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump
Daily Newsbin
Endorsement of Hillary Clinton
New York Daily News
www.nydailynews.com/opinion/vote-hillary-clinton-article-1.2598171
Opinion: Why I’m Supporting Bernie Sanders (U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), first U.S. Sen. to endorse Clinton)
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/opinion/why-im-supporting-bernie-sanders.html
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Give Final Approval to Medical Marijuana Measure (PN will become 24th medical state when Gov. signs bill)
NORML blog
Orlando Could be Next City to Decriminalize Marijuana (Florida)
CRRH
http://crrh.org/news/orlando-could-be-next-city-to-decriminalize-marijuana
The Science of Happiness: Why complaining is literally killing you
Science and Nonduality
(END/2016)