Twitter Rundown for Friday, June 29, 2012
What Health Care Decision Means For States
The next fight over the president’s health care law will likely be over how the states will handle the law.
Is Time Running Out For Peace In Syria?
World leaders will meet in Geneva Saturday to talk about the crisis in Syria but few observers expect a breakthrough.
Rural Communities Offer To Help Pay Student Loans To Lure Recent Grads
As rural communities struggle to attract young people, some towns are offering to help grads pay off student loans — if they move in.
A Puffin Reality Show
Move over Snooki and Jwoww. Atlantic Puffin seabirds now have their own reality show. Sort of.
Artist Paints Cardboard Cut-Outs Of ‘Invisible Workers’
Life size cardboard cut-outs of gardeners, nannies and housekeepers are popping up on streets and parks all over Beverly Hills, California. The artist creating them is drawing attention to what he calls the “invisible workers,” who care for the homes and children of wealthy Hollywood families.
Steve Prefontaine’s Olympic Trials Record Broken, By Less Than A Second
Pre would be proud, and maybe a little ticked off. Thursday night at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, Galen Rupp broke Steve Prefontaine’s Olympic Trials record with an incredible sprint to the finish in the 5,000-meters.
Veterans Behind The Camera
Combat veterans at Fort Carson in Colorado have made short films as part of a trial therapy program, to help them deal with PTSD and other stresses of military life.
Prince is a brilliant musician, a mesmerizing performer and — according to cultural commentator Touré — a Generation X icon. Touré says Prince played a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Gen X.
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In New Jersey, where Hurricane Sandy killed dozens of people and caused nearly $30 billion in damage, many people are asking: will the shore be open for business?
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