Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » News and Options http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. no Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. » News and Options http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com/category/magazines/news-and-options/ Santa Barbara, CA Street Makeovers Put New Spin on the Blockhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/street-makeovers-put-new-spin-on-the-block-38926/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/street-makeovers-put-new-spin-on-the-block-38926/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:00:23 +0000 Jonathan Lerner http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=38926 How community activists are taking city planning into their own hands and creating pedestrian-friendly blocks via pop-up urbanism.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/magazines/news-and-options/a-fine-crop-of-hearts-and-minds-in-afghanistan-38814/feed/ 0 Returning Warriors Go to Work, in the Fieldshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/returning-warriors-go-to-work-in-the-fields-38819/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/returning-warriors-go-to-work-in-the-fields-38819/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0000 Jodi Helmer http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=38819 Facing high unemployment rates, returning U.S. veterans are finding work on the farm.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/returning-warriors-go-to-work-in-the-fields-38819/feed/ 0 Tattoo Remorse Spawns New Businesshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/disappearing-ink-tattoo-remorse-spawns-new-business-36794/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/disappearing-ink-tattoo-remorse-spawns-new-business-36794/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:00:36 +0000 Chris Opfer http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=36794 Tattoo remorse is leading many of the painted masses to rethink their ink, which is fueling a burgeoning business: specialty tattoo removal shops.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/disappearing-ink-tattoo-remorse-spawns-new-business-36794/feed/ 0 Turning Cellphones Into Mobile Microscopeshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/health/turning-cellphones-into-mobile-microscopes-36611/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/turning-cellphones-into-mobile-microscopes-36611/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:05 +0000 Vince Beiser http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=36611 Researchers across California are working to bring medical microscopes to our cellphones — and vastly improve field medicine.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/turning-cellphones-into-mobile-microscopes-36611/feed/ 0 Work-Life Balance Benefits Low-Wage Workers, Employershttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/work-life-balance-benefits-low-wage-workers-employers-35733/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/work-life-balance-benefits-low-wage-workers-employers-35733/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:00:40 +0000 David Villano http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=35733 A growing body of research reveals myriad benefits — for employers and employees alike — when company policies promoting work-life balance are offered to low-wage workers.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/work-life-balance-benefits-low-wage-workers-employers-35733/feed/ 0 Beyond PTSD: Soldiers Have Injured Soulshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/beyond-ptsd-soldiers-have-injured-souls-34293/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/beyond-ptsd-soldiers-have-injured-souls-34293/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:00:08 +0000 Diane Silver http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=34293 Now that modern militaries accept that war creates psychological trauma, therapists wonder about its toll on the spirit.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/training-celebrants-to-offer-more-meaningful-funerals-32085/feed/ 0 Can Cigarette Butts Be Recycled?http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/can-cigarette-butts-be-recycled-32091/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/can-cigarette-butts-be-recycled-32091/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:00:17 +0000 Matt Skenazy http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=32091 A San Diego innovator pays $3 a pound for cigarette butts. But whatever can you recycle them into?

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/can-cigarette-butts-be-recycled-32091/feed/ 0 Pol Pot’s Legacy: Cambodian Refugees in Poor Healthhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pol-pots-legacy-cambodian-refugees-in-poor-health-32371/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pol-pots-legacy-cambodian-refugees-in-poor-health-32371/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:00:50 +0000 Colleen Shaddox http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=32371 Advocates look to expand programs that address a legacy of the Pol Pot era: an epidemic of heart disease, diabetes and stroke among Cambodian-Americans.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pol-pots-legacy-cambodian-refugees-in-poor-health-32371/feed/ 0 Save the Birds — With Doppler Radarhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/save-the-birds-with-doppler-radar-29866/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/save-the-birds-with-doppler-radar-29866/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:00:54 +0000 Wendee Holtcamp http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=29866 Doppler radar helped save the Texas forests where millions of migrating birds rest each spring.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/can-biosecurity-go-global-29848/feed/ 0 The Farm School: Growing Organic Farmershttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-farm-school-growing-organic-farmers-27886/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-farm-school-growing-organic-farmers-27886/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:00:19 +0000 Colleen Shaddox http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=27886 At The Farm School, students learn the nuts, bolts and economics of organic farming, and the spiritual side isn't ignored, either. Garlic plantings may get blessed.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/the-farm-school-growing-organic-farmers-27886/feed/ 0 Search Dogs Seeking Fake Disasters to Sniffhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/search-dogs-seeking-fake-disasters-to-sniff-27805/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/search-dogs-seeking-fake-disasters-to-sniff-27805/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:00:01 +0000 Devra Hall Levy http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=27805 The canine-handler teams produced by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are the gold standard in their field. All the foundation needs now are some fake disasters the dogs can sniff.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/search-dogs-seeking-fake-disasters-to-sniff-27805/feed/ 0 Protecting the Child Beggars of Senegalhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/protecting-the-child-beggars-of-senegal-27794/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture-society/protecting-the-child-beggars-of-senegal-27794/#comments Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:00:40 +0000 Jori Lewis http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=27794 When they beg for alms, are Senegalese "talibés" supporting Quranic schools — or being exploited? The government begins a fitful program of regulation.

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