Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem

Compulsive hoarding syndrome is commonly connected to obsessive-compulsive disorder l SCIENCE IN THE NEWS

Sally Fronsman-Cecil in her house in Topeka, Kansas. She went into the "downward spiral" life of a hoarder after her husband died in 1998.

The Appeal of Urban Farming

Farms in unlikely places are bringing more fresh produce to more Americans | AGRICULTURE REPORT

EcoCity Farms in Maryland

WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE? Help Solve Real-Life Relationship Problems

Help another person and practice your English by offering ideas to solve problems with personal or professional relationships

Broken heart

Frank and Jesse James, Brothers in Crime in the Old West

They were two of the best-known outlaws of their time | PEOPLE IN AMERICA

Jesse James

Taking Medicine, With a Microchip Under the Skin

Researchers say a new device could replace injections and improve the lives of millions of patients | TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Website Links People Across Continents Through Books

Also, a look at the lives of children's book author and illustrator Jan Berenstain and publisher Barney Rosset | THIS IS AMERICA

Jan Berenstain works on art for a Berenstain Bears book in Solebury, Pennsylvania in 2011

After Big Protests, Russians Vote for President

Sunday's election is expected to return Vladimir Putin to the office he held from 2000 to 2008 | IN THE NEWS

Russian election officials hold an election poster showing the candidates.

Short Story: 'The Lady, or the Tiger?' by Frank R. Stockton

A young man gets to choose his punishment for the crime of loving a princess | AMERICAN STORIES

Apple in Legal Battle Over iPad Name in China

A Chinese company says it owns the iPad name and wants Apple to pay a financial settlement | ECONOMICS REPORT

Dr. Seuss Returns to the Movies With 'The Lorax'

Also, new music from Estelle. And a website created by college students to help people save water | AMERICAN MOSAIC

"The Lorax"

American History: Bill Clinton's Second Term

A budget fight led to government shutdowns. Foreign policy issues demanded attention | THE MAKING OF A NATION

President Clinton speaks to the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 1997

Using National Parks as Classrooms

The National Park Service plans to expand its educational programs as it nears its 100th anniversary | EDUCATION REPORT

The Upper Geyser Basin at sunset in Yellowstone National Park, which extends across three western states: Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was established on March 1, 1872.

A Way to Make New Eggs in Women?

A study in the U.S. could raise new hope for women who are having trouble getting pregnant | HEALTH REPORT

Pregnant woman

On the Road With Streetcars, Wooden Decoys and Old Homes

We take you to New Orleans; Havre de Grace, Maryland; and the homes of Patsy Cline, Babe Ruth and Edgar Allan Poe | EXPLORATIONS

Two streetcars pass each other on Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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