DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
Times-Standard : ‘A vehicle versus a log’: Orick giant peanut hit in crash
Times-Standard : Nevada man dies after hit-and-run in Arcata
Times-Standard : Arcata city staff recommends mitigation measures for pension debt
NY Times : Why You Can’t Really Be a Gardener Without Mindfulness
Daily Beast: The PGA Tour Shamelessly Sells Out for Saudi Blood Money
Washington Post: Why glass, paper and other options aren’t the simple alternative to plastic that they seem to be
NY Times : How to Clear 500,000 Feral Cats From New York’s Streets
NY Times : We Suffer Too Many Fools Who Start Wildfires
Washington Post: Bothered by pot smell, she sued her neighbor to stop smoking — and won
Washington Post: Opinion: The LIV Golf and PGA Tour deal is bad for the world
The Atlantic: The Next Crisis Will Start With Empty Office Buildings
Politico: Oklahoma approves nation’s first public religious charter school
Politico: Dream of reparations hits political reality in California
Politico: Chinese citizens seek to block Florida’s law banning them from owning property
Smithsonian Magazine: Why Have Alaskans Been Photographing This Volkswagen Beetle-Sized Boulder for 33 Years?
Smithsonian Magazine: Scientists Develop New Birth Control for Female Cats—No Surgery Necessary
National Geographic: Could seaweed be the 'fastest and least expensive' tool to fight climate change?
The Walrus: There’s Only One Spotted Owl Left in the Canadian Wild. Can She Be Saved?
The Hill: Rhode Island city gets bus to help house its homeless population
The Hill: What we actually need to do address the epidemic of loneliness
The Hill: RFK Jr.’s rising profile sparks Democratic jitters
The Hill: House cancels votes for rest of week amid floor ‘chaos’
KPTV: Racist message, dead raccoon left for Oregon mayor, Black city council member
Willamette Weekly: A $28 Million Low-Income Apartment Complex Descends Into Chaos in Just Two and a Half Years
KPTV: Over two dozen earthquakes recorded on Mt. Hood in 6 hour period
KOMO: Grand opening set for Sand Point Cottage Community
KOMO: Seattle Mayor, City Attorney react to failed city council vote on drug possession laws
The Oregonian: Your iPhone will finally stop autocorrecting your ‘ducking’ swear words this fall
The Oregonian: 3 of 6 women found dead in Oregon, Washington may share potential connections
The Guardian: Is eating local produce actually better for the planet?
BBC: ‘Golf truce shows how Saudi money is changing world sport’
BBC: Australia: Watch moment trapped humpback whale is cut free from net
BBC: Canada could see its worst wildfire season on record
Pro Publica: Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Pro Publica: Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment
The Guardian: EU states refusing to host migrants may have to pay up to €20,000 a head
The Guardian: Singapore bids farewell to horse racing to free up land for housing
The Guardian: Meta taskforce to combat trade of child sex abuse materials after damning report
LA Times: California leads U.S. in dog attacks on mail carriers as number of bites rises
The Guardian: ‘Only 11 other people have completed it’: cycling the 7,600km European Divide
The Guardian: Barbados fights Big Sugar for the survival of its people
The Guardian: ‘Forever chemicals’ exposure can lead to low birth weight and obesity in later life
KTLA: Singer, model tried to traffic more than 200 pounds of cocaine in SUV, Sheriff’s Office says
AP News: DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
LA Times: ‘Hidden’ no more: Coastal Commission OKs new public path to Malibu beach
Courthouse News Service: Nevada legislature balks on A’s stadium
Courthouse News Service: California lawmakers eye new trims to judicial process to sidestep environmental red tape
AP News: Cancer centers say US chemotherapy shortage is leading to treatment complications