Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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U.S.
Paterson protestors fight the problem of poverty
September 4, 2012On Sept. 2, the 21st annual Labor Day Parade took place in Paterson, New Jersey, a former factory town that has been, for decades, plagued with crime, poverty, and substance abuse.
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U.S.
Musicians, shooting victim react to Mustaine’s anti-Obama rant
August 23, 2012Dave Mustaine, frontman of thrash metal band Megadeth, has recently generated much controversy with his continuous flow of hateful, right-wing comments.
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Opinion
Wildfires – and Republican climate change cluelessness – continue
August 22, 2012As the blazes continue to consume forests and destroy homes, the climate change that spawned them is continuously being denied or ignored by Republicans.
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World
Germany’s plans to go green
August 21, 2012If the shift is successful, Germany could stand as a paradigm for industrialized countries looking to do the same.
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World
German wind farm delayed over possible danger to porpoises
August 17, 2012The 230,000-plus porpoises (and dolphins) in the North and Baltic seas use sound to navigate, locate prey, and find mating partners. Interference with that could, indeed, effectively kill them.
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World
Mutated butterflies: Fukushima aftermath continues
August 17, 2012For those who continue to argue that nuclear energy is both feasible and safe, protesters may have a new, compelling argument: "Tell that to the butterflies."
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U.S.
Rock band to Romney: “Stop using our music!”
August 16, 2012The band made it clear they did not support President Obama's Republican opponent.
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Opinion
Joe Kubert, inspirational comic artist, dead at 85
August 14, 2012Kubert would continue to work on comics for the rest of his life, and contributed as recently as this year to an issue of "Before Watchmen."
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