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Most E-mailed news on 31 August 2009 |
The Future of Reading: A New Assignment: Pick Books You Like
The experimental approach is part of a movement to revolutionize the way literature is taught in U.S. schools.
Op-Ed Columnist: Until Medical Bills Do Us Part
How do those who fear death panels feel about a health care system that breaks apart families?
Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants
Upstart companies are challenging the running-shoe status quo with thin-sole designs meant to combine the benefits of going barefoot with a layer of protection.
After Century of Growth, Tide Turns in Florida
The Sunshine State, whose economy is tied to population growth, is in a pall after taking hits during the recession.
Your Money: How Retirees Can Spend Enough, but Not Too Much
One adviser offers a formula that helps retirees raise or lower their withdrawals depending on the performance of the stock market.
Parenting and Food: Eat Your Peas. Or Don?t. Whatever.
What role should parents play in what children eat?How can parents coach children away from unhealthy eating without provoking insecurity and obsession?
The Medium: Facebook Exodus
Why some Facebook members are moving on.
Two for the Road
With limited time, a tight budget, and a minivan as overnight lodging, a couple make their way across the country, fulfilling a dream for both.
Hey, PC, Who Taught You to Fight Back?
After taking a beating in the ?Get a Mac? ads, Microsoft is emphasizing the diversity of PC users and the value of Windows machines.
Op-Ed Contributor: Tax Reform?s Lesson for Health Care Reform
In 1986, the bipartisan trade-off was marginal tax rates and eliminating special-interest loopholes. In 2009, it should be tort reform and universal coverage.
Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices
Four years after Katrina, wheelchairs and equipment litter a walkway to the helipad at the former Memorial Medical Center, parts of which have not reopened.Overtired after the hurricane, doctors and nurses in New Orleans injected some patients with drugs. Were they trying to comfort those patients ? or hasten their deaths?
Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
Builders covet a green certification, but many buildings do not save as much energy as their designs predicted.
Supreme Court to Revisit ?Hillary? Documentary
The new argument in the momentous case could transform the way political campaigns are conducted.
Generation B: At 58, a Life Story in Need of a Rewrite
Michael Blattman, now jobless, once earned $225,000 a year.Those over 45 have the highest unemployment rate in at least 60 years.
Kennedy?s Closest Confidante, in Politics and Life
Edward M. Kennedy?s relationship with his wife, Vicki, defined the final years of his life.
Patient Money: For Common Male Problem, Hope Beyond a Pill
For some, pills like Viagra and Cialis don?t work. And even if they do, there are more cost-effective ways to treat a problem that grows more common with age.
Hitching Rides Up Henry Hudson?s River
The writer set off by kayak (he?d tied it to a taxi) before getting a ride on the replica Half Moon. He left it the next morning north of the Tappan Zee.A reporter set out in a kayak to mark the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson?s exploration of the majestic waterway that now bears his name.
Economic View: An Echo Chamber of Boom and Bust
How a worldwide ?social epidemic? of ideas is supporting renewed confidence in the economy.
Novelties: Beyond the Biopsy: A Tiny Monitor for Cancer
Developed by a team at M.I.T., an implantable device may one day be used to track cancer growth in humans.
Week in Review: In Kennedy, the Last Roar of the New Deal Liberal
Edward M. Kennedy?s vision of government as guardian reached back to the Roosevelt era and never wavered.
Op-Ed Contributor: Bringing Pell Grants to My Eyes
The convention speech by Senator Edward Kennedy about his life?s work reminded me what being a Democrat means.
Ping: Using ?Free? to Turn a Profit
Evernote, a company that makes a Web application to save data users accumulate, hopes that giving away its product will pay off in the end.
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