While We Weren’t Looking, 1.3 Million People Just Got The Shaft. Happy New Year.

Even though the financial data show that for every $1 spent on unemployment, at least $1.50 is returned to the economy, Congress went ahead and let benefits expire for 1.3 million people who can’t find a job. And there’s more to come in the next 3 months. I’ll just leave that insanity right there…

Conservation

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

Education

American English includes one of the rarest sounds on Earth, but we use it all the time

Wholesome

11-year-olds mowed 50 lawns for free, so the ‘Lawnmower Man’ donated gear to open a business

Nature

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