Miller-McCune - Smart Journalism. Real Solutions. http://www.miller-mccune.com Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:28:46 +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. http://www.miller-mccune.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpghttp://www.miller-mccune.com Santa Barbara, CA House Bill Puts Transportation in Partisan Crossfirehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/house-bill-puts-transportation-in-partisan-crossfire-39618/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/house-bill-puts-transportation-in-partisan-crossfire-39618/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:00:33 +0000 Emily Badger http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39618 Transportation used to be one of the few guaranteed areas of agreement when ideology trumped pragmatism in D.C. But that’s no longer the case.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/house-bill-puts-transportation-in-partisan-crossfire-39618/feed/ 0 A Perennial Epicenter, Now for Same-Sex Marriagehttp://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/a-perennial-epicenter-now-for-same-sex-marriage-39623/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/a-perennial-epicenter-now-for-same-sex-marriage-39623/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:52 +0000 S.G. Streshinsky http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39623 San Francisco City Hall embodies the thrill of wedded bliss while it endures the fallout over Prop. 8

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/a-perennial-epicenter-now-for-same-sex-marriage-39623/feed/ 0 Prop 8 May Be Same-Sex Couples’ Least Worryhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/prop-8-may-be-same-sex-couples-least-worry-3678/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/prop-8-may-be-same-sex-couples-least-worry-3678/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:55:00 +0000 Ryan Blitstein http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/2009/05/26/prop-8-may-be-same-sex-couples-least-worry/ A family law professor explains why differences between states over gay marriage may lead to a deluge of court cases.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/prop-8-may-be-same-sex-couples-least-worry-3678/feed/ 0 EarthScope: A Seismic Shift in Data Gatheringhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/science/earthscope-a-seismic-shift-in-data-gathering-39577/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/earthscope-a-seismic-shift-in-data-gathering-39577/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:59 +0000 Ben Preston http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39577 Two hundred years after the New Madrid quake rocked the U.S., Earthscope, a traveling scan of what lies underneath North America, reveals more about earthquakes and volcanoes.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/science/earthscope-a-seismic-shift-in-data-gathering-39577/feed/ 0 Pressure to Conform Can Inspire Creativityhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pressure-to-conform-can-inspire-creativity-39557/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pressure-to-conform-can-inspire-creativity-39557/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:29 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39557 New research suggests less-creative people do more innovative thinking when they are told individualism is the norm, and instructed to conform.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/pressure-to-conform-can-inspire-creativity-39557/feed/ 0 Learning to Read When a School System Faltershttp://www.miller-mccune.com/education/learning-to-read-when-a-school-system-falters-39546/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/education/learning-to-read-when-a-school-system-falters-39546/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:27:17 +0000 Ben Preston http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39546 How a determined student, who was once branded ineducable, finds the help of dedicated New York City educators and mounts a path toward literacy at age 18.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/education/learning-to-read-when-a-school-system-falters-39546/feed/ 0 Better Super Bowl Makes for Better Adshttp://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/better-super-bowl-makes-for-better-ads-39511/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/better-super-bowl-makes-for-better-ads-39511/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:15:31 +0000 Emily Badger http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39511 A lot of people say they watch the Super Bowl mostly for the ads. But it turns out a good game surrounding those ads makes them seem better.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/business-economics/better-super-bowl-makes-for-better-ads-39511/feed/ 0 Five Orcas, Five Slaves or Five Persons?http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/five-orcas-five-slaves-or-five-persons-39524/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/five-orcas-five-slaves-or-five-persons-39524/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:16:04 +0000 Sue Russell http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39524 PETA’s lawsuit on behalf of five orcas at SeaWorld could end in a splash or a belly flop for animal rights.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/neglected-tropical-diseases-neglected-no-more-39452/feed/ 0 Pirate Party Docks at Berlin’s Parliamenthttp://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/pirate-party-docks-at-berlins-parliament-39443/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/pirate-party-docks-at-berlins-parliament-39443/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:32 +0000 Melanie Sevcenko http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39443 Tired of the same old political cronies, Berliners have voted in the Pirate Party — Internet open-source activists who hope to use online systems to improve democracy.

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]]> http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/pirate-party-docks-at-berlins-parliament-39443/feed/ 0 Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural Worldhttp://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/ http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/childrens-books-increasingly-ignore-natural-world-39391/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:17:17 +0000 Tom Jacobs http://www.miller-mccune.com/?p=39391 A survey of award-winning children’s picture books from 1938 to 2008 suggests our increasing estrangement from the natural environment.

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