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A Half-Century Later, Woodley House Still at the Cutting Edge

a shared story    8 hours 25 minutes ago
You don't hear much about mentally ill people being locked in the attic by misguided relatives anymore. There are no "insane asylums" where patients go for counseling but end up getting a lobotomy instead. Words such as "warehouse," "snake pit" and "cuckoo's nest" are no...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Stonehenge: A History Mystery

a shared story    1 week 6 days 23 hours 25 minutes ago
When you gaze at Stonehenge, it's impossible not to ask, "What, when, where, who and why?" But even experts can't unravel the entire mystery of this ancient ring of huge stones in southern England. However, they keep trying. Earlier this year, Geoffrey Wainwright and Tim...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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'Other half of Obama brain' awaits posting

a shared story    1 week 4 days 12 hours 25 minutes ago
Those in search of clues to the administration that began taking shape in Washington this week could do worse than look for traces of the woman who is called, only half-jokingly, the other half of Barack Obama's brain.Valerie Jarrett is a Chicago business woman who has...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Farms Are for Lovers

a shared story    2 weeks 3 days 23 hours 25 minutes ago
The green crusade, with its emphasis on organic and local products, seems to be spurring interest in farms as the ideal venue for vows.   comments (0)  | report problem
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21-Year Study of Children Set to Begin

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 9 hours 25 minutes ago
Researchers will begin recruiting in January for a nationwide study that will follow more than 100,000 children for more than two decades.   comments (0)  | report problem



Who's the ugliest dog of all?

a shared story    6 days 5 hours 25 minutes ago
When it comes to ugliest, who's the top dog now? Sewell's Elwood? Or Fishtown's Pee Wee Martini? On Monday, the title was vacated when cancer claimed the life of Gus, a one-eyed, three-legged Chinese crested from Florida.  comments (0)  | report problem
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Cellphones Drive Jump in 911 Use

a shared story    3 weeks 3 days 9 hours 25 minutes ago
Widespread cellphone use and the need for time-consuming language translation have caused workloads and costs to jump for emergency 911 dispatch centers across the nation at a time when the economic downturn is pinching tax receipts and local and state governments are looking for ways...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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South Korea Joins Lucrative Practice of Inviting Medical Tourists to Its Hospitals

a shared story    3 days 13 hours 25 minutes ago
Procedures that may cost tens of thousands of dollars in the United States can often be done for one-third or even one-tenth of the cost in Asia, with much shorter waiting times.   comments (0)  | report problem



Digging 'Underground'

a shared story    3 weeks 3 days 10 hours 25 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- I don't know if the comic book is the lowest form of art, but it's way down there. This is central to its charm. The comic that's worth remembering isn't fancy-schmancy. It's quick and coarse and cheap. It doesn't seek admission to...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



In the Grip of the Mob

a shared story    6 days 3 hours 25 minutes ago
"Everyone in Naples lives with the mob in one way or another," Italian author Roberto Saviano wrote this summer in The Post's Outlook section. So it is for the Neapolitan denizens portrayed in "Gomorrah," the film based on Saviano's best-selling expos of the Camorra crime...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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Diagnosis: Brain Drain

a shared story    1 week 3 days 12 hours 25 minutes ago
A young woman almost loses her mind, and no one can figure out why.   comments (0)  | report problem


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A Psychologist Helps Repackage Democrats’ Message

a shared story    2 weeks 6 days 11 hours 25 minutes ago
Democrats trying to escape labels like “liberal” are finding help in a handbook by a professor who was virtually unknown in political circles not long ago.   comments (0)  | report problem


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