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Stop Wasting Water! New Study Reveals How to Get People to Conserve – And It’s Not Just About Money
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BALTIMORE, MD, April 30, 2025 – As droughts worsen and water shortages hit communities worldwide, a new study in the INFORMS journal Decision Analysis has uncovered a smarter way to get people to save water – without breaking the bank.

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China’s rare earth minerals power the modern world. Banning their export could destroy it
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Beijing has a virtual monopoly on rare earth minerals—the materials that power everything from military planes to your electric toothbrush.

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Trump’s tech tariff confusion
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The Trump administration’s back-and-forth moves on tariffs for technology products are stirring confusion in a sector heavily reliant on global supply chains.  
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As We Battle a Pandemic, Getting a Flu Shot Imperative (Letters)

As We Battle a Pandemic, Getting a Flu Shot Imperative (Letters)

Mass Live, August 17, 2020

Thank you very much for the excellent article, “Get your flu shot!” Aug. 16, page A1, with the interview with Dr. Mark Kenton, who is urging that we get a flu shot this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I agree that this is imperative not only for our community’s health but also to try to limit the demands for healthcare resources during what will certainly be very challenging fall and winter seasons with students returning to our towns and with still many unknowns about the coronavirus.

Mayors, It's Time to Step Up

Mayors, It's Time to Step Up

The Hill, August 17, 2020

Governors, please take a step back. It is time for mayors and city officials in your largest cities to assume full authority for managing the COVID-19 response in their communities. The very public battle between the governor of Georgia and the mayor of Atlanta exemplifies how the COVID-19 response has become more about political partisanship than public wellbeing.

Non-Urban Areas in Illinois are the New COVID-19 Problem

Non-Urban Areas in Illinois are the New COVID-19 Problem

The McDonough County Voice, August 14, 2020

Chicago grabbed the headlines in April and May with its surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths. It is relinquishing that dubious distinction to small cities and rural areas. Based on Illinois Department of Public Health data, since August 1, 29% of new state-wide cases have been in small cities and rural areas (those outside of the Chicago metropolitan area and the two primary Illinois counties east of St. Louis). For deaths, this number jumps to over 38%.

COVID-19 is Putting the 'Student' Back in Student-Athlete

COVID-19 is Putting the 'Student' Back in Student-Athlete

The Columbus Dispatch, August 15, 2020

COVID-19 is poised to overhaul the college sports playing field. With all the uncertainty surrounding fall sports, with the Big Ten and Pac-12 delaying all competition, the intercollegiate sports business model is ripe for structural changes. The #WeAreUnited movement is symptomatic of the discontent, frustration and concern among student athletes.

Delaying College Football Until the Spring Will Guarantee No College Football in the Spring

Delaying College Football Until the Spring Will Guarantee No College Football in the Spring

Des Moines Register, August 14, 2020

The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences pulled the trigger to delay (the better word is cancel) college football until the spring. The Big 12, Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences all seem intent to follow through and play this fall. Any conference decision to delay football, or any college sport for that matter, ensures that the sport will not be played this academic year. 

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