A complex decision (Journal Inquirer)

"Hooterville" used to be the wholesome pastoral town depicted in the 1965-71 TV series Green Acres. Among Hooterville’s citizens were quirky farmers holding bent pitchforks and general store owners who were also the town postmaster, justice of the peace, and publisher of the local newspaper.

Drug protects mice from heart failure (New Scientist)

A new drug could help millions of people avoid some of the long-term consequences of a heart attack

Tunnelling nanotubes: Life's secret network (New Scientist)

A recently discovered system that directly connects the interiors of distant cells could be the key to life – and death. investigates

Gophers men's hockey team tops national polls (Pioneer Press)

Minnesota's men's hockey team is making believers out of people.

Scissor Tales: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 (The Oklahoman)

We have written many times about the need for Oklahoma’s initiative petition process to be retooled. A conference today in Oklahoma City may shed some light on how to do that.Oklahomans for Initiative Rights, which has worked years to try to reform our system, is playing host to a gathering that will include national and state experts on the issue. The burdensome nature of our initiative ...