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...There’s been a lot of response. A lot of people saying this is trash, it shouldn’t be in [the Spectator],” said Rachael Scarborough King, editorial page editor, “and some people are saying this is what we’ve needed all along...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Columbia Sex Column Hits Newstands | 2/18/2004 | See Source »

...this fact should come as no surprise. Researchers at the Wildlife Conservatory report that bears become overweight precisely for the same reason that we do: overeating. As we all know, an overabundance of food leads to fatter humans and, of course, more trash to be disposed. The group’s survey of waste deposited in dumpsters in the Tahoe area of California and Nevada—which are easily accessible to bears—showed that the animals gorge themselves year-round on an endless supply of processed, highly fattening, leftovers...

Author: By Matthew R. Naunheim, | Title: Going the Way of Waste | 2/18/2004 | See Source »

...United States produced an estimated 225 million tons of trash. That’s nine times as much trash per person as compared to an average person in Africa, and about twice as much as many industrialized countries. And the worst part is that nearly 75% of our trash can be recycled yet we, as a country, are nowhere near that efficient...

Author: By Matthew R. Naunheim, | Title: Going the Way of Waste | 2/18/2004 | See Source »

...Program (REP) piled up bags of trash—“Mt. Trashmore,” as it was cleverly called—to bring attention to how much waste we produce daily. REP reports that Harvard’s Houses and dorms produce about 540 pounds of trash per day, yet the total amount recycled last academic year marked a depressing decrease...

Author: By Matthew R. Naunheim, | Title: Going the Way of Waste | 2/18/2004 | See Source »

...another bioweapons correspondent to worry about--or maybe more than one. Without a note or an envelope, it's unclear whether this is related to the Fallen Angel incidents. If there was what the media are calling a "smoking letter," it may have long since gone out with the trash. Without even that much of a clue, the best that authorities can do is look for forwarded letters, reinterview Frist staff members, examine suspicious mail the Senator has got over the years--and hope that a tip or a slipup puts the latest mad mailer out of circulation. --Reported...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homegrown Terror | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

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