Other Cool Stuff From Around the World, Mostly By Gina
Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015
The Guardian: On strike at 8,848 metres: Sherpa and the story of an Everest revolution
LA Times: Limited by U.S. banking rules, pot businesses rely on bags of cash and armed guards
Friday, Dec. 18, 2015
Washington Post: President Obama commutes sentences of 95 more federal drug offenders
NBC News: Drug Overdose Deaths Hit 'Alarming' New Record in U.S., CDC Says
Washington Post: Legal weed having little effect on teen marijuana use, federal data shows
LA Times: California cities rush to ban pot shops as state deadline looms
Willits News: Mental health is #1 public safety concern, officers and drs. tell supes
Del Norte Triplicate: New air terminal may arrive early
Nautil: Ketamine: A Vaccine for Depression?
Scientific American: The Ominous Story of Syria's Climate Refugees
Quartz: How the Mast Brothers fooled the world into paying $10 a bar for crappy hipster chocolate
Outside: How Online Vigilantes Take Down Cheating Runners
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015
Daily Mail: Simple blood test could cut ovarian cancer deaths by a FIFTH
Time: New Orleans Will Remove Confederate Monuments
NY Times: How exercise may help us fight off colds
Tech.Mic: Police Are Putting GPS Trackers in Every Object You Can Imagine
The Oregonian: Oregon proposes higher medical marijuana fees
The Oregonian: Some Oregon tribes vote on starting marijuana business
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015
Places Journal: Long Read: Are tent cities a solution to homelessness or band-aid?
Huffington Post: Video: 200-Year-Old Giant Salamander Found In Chinese Cave
The Guardian: Inside the World's Largest School: 52,000 students
Redding Searchlight: Two Etna Men Dead in Camper Likely Victims of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Redding Searchlight: California to revamp addiction treatment for Medicaid recipients
Del Norte Triplicate: New brewery opens in Crescent City: Port O' Pints
Marin Independent Journal: Marin Supervisors Consider Rent Control as Housing Crisis Grows
Ukiah Daily Journal: State makes funds available to well users
Press Democrat: Sebastopol to push for rules governing marijuana grows
SF Chronicle: Margaret Cho writing TV show about running a pot dispensary
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015
The Atlantic: Childhood sexual abuse effects psyche & metabolism
The Guardian: Dog DNA study reveals the incredible journey of man's best friend
BABW: Is toxic algae killing and stranding sea lions in California?
NY Times: In New Era for Marijuana, New York Smokers Get Bolder
Washington Post: Maternal exposure to anti-depressant SSRIs linked to autism in children
The Guardian: Safer than Pills - Night milk: milk taken from cows at night might be the sleep aid you need
LA Times: Congress quietly ends federal government's ban on medical marijuana
LA Times: $1-billion desalination plant, hailed as model for state, opens in Carlsbad
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015
SF Chronicle: State tax board reaches out to growers at Emerald Cup
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
UK Telegraph: Tokyo police are using drones with nets to catch other drones - with video
UK Telegraph: Homeless French man writes a bestseller
Ukiah Daily Journal: Mendo claims $376,000 cash in asset forfeiture
San Diego Union Tribune: How Prop. 47 ended early release from jail
People: The World's Best Scrabble Player Got Even More Amazing
Toronto Life: The Body Snatchers - Crowdsourcing organs?
The Guardian: Urban jungle: wooden high-rises change city skylines as builders ditch concrete
LA Times: How Utah quietly made plans to ship coal through California
Friday, Dec. 11, 2015
Vox: Salamanders are more important than you realize
Thrillist: How I Went From Outlaw Weed Dealer To Legit (Weed) Businessperson
NY Times: Still in a Crib, Yet Being Given Antipsychotic Meds
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015
LA Times: A deal to remove four Klamath River dams is in danger of collapse
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015
NY Times: Teenagers Aren’t Getting Enough Exercise at School, or Anywhere