Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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U.S.
Is snail mail on its last legs?
July 29, 2011The United States Postal Service has announced that it will examine 3,700 post offices for the possibility of closure.
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U.S.
Right wing leading on social media, survey suggests
July 27, 2011John McCain said in 2008 he didn't even have email, but now Republicans might be ahead of Democrats in the race to control social media.
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U.S.
New Orleans diary: Seafood, hospitality, an appeal for help
July 20, 2011Katrina was the first in what would become a series of tragedies for the Big Easy, the next being the 2010 BP oil spill.
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Labor
Six years after Katrina, unions determined to rebuild their communities
July 15, 2011As a reporter in this city, you can't help but hear the stories about Hurricane Katrina - even six years after the disaster.
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Labor
Union Summer interns work to save endangered shipyard
July 14, 2011"We're a pretty good team," says Sarah Mandel, one of a group of young interns working here to stop the Avondale shipyard from closing.
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U.S.
Huge Phoenix dust storm tied to climate change
July 8, 2011The giant dust cloud rolled over the city of Phoenix on July 5.
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World
France bans fracking
July 1, 2011The French parliament voted to ban fracking - a worrisome technique used to extract gas from rock deposits.
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U.S.
MySpace sale is a tale of caution
July 1, 2011In an era where Facebook and Twitter dominate the scene, MySpace, which saw its peak in popularity in 2006, has been rendered irrelevant.
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