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A big green hooray for you! You've dutifully hung your towels on the rack instead of leaving them on the bathroom floor. You've chosen hotels with low-flow showers and compact fluorecent light bulbs. You've opted for shampoo from a dispenser instead of those tiny bottles. And a big green hooray for the hotels offering these amenities (and saving on operating costs in the process).
Until 1899, children in trouble with the law appeared in the same courtrooms as adults — and often received similar sentences. But that year, Illinois authorized the Juvenile Court Act, which established a court in Chicago only for youths under 16.
The upside of 21st century life? The dizzying array of cool electronic gadgets we have that let us do just about anything anytime and anywhere we want. The downside of 21st century life? Having to wade through that dizzying array of cool electronic gadgets whenever the ones we already have go on the fritz.
A report last week that more than half of samples of brand-name canned tuna contained more mercury than deemed safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) raised concern among tuna lovers everywhere.
Tara Pike single-handedly created UNLV’s recycling program, and she truly practices what she preaches
