I'm intrigued that Lynn points to some articles from Wired since I myself am a subscriber to the magazine:

Anyway, Wired had some great articles including "Why $5 gas is good for America"

and

Reinventing 911: How a swarm of networked ­citizens is building a better ­emergency broadcast system.

Stan Berenstain, Children's Book Author, Dies at 82 - New York Times. I learned about the Berenstain Bears by hanging out kids the last eight years.

Kansas Prof. Apologizes for E-Mail:

Mirecki's e-mail was sent Nov. 19 to members of
the Society of Open-Minded Atheists and Agnostics, a student
organization for which he serves as faculty adviser.

"The fundies (fundamentalists) want it all taught in a science class,
but this will be a nice slap in their big fat face by teaching it as a
religious studies class under the category mythology."

Mirecki addressed the message to "my fellow damned" and signed off
with: "Doing my part to (tick) off the religious right, Evil Dr. P."