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The following news articles relate to diversity and may be of interest to you. As always, the McLean County Diversity Project does not endorse any particular position or candidates, but instead encourages critical thinking a meaningful dialogue on current events.

Civil War Days at Tri-Valley

The Pantagraph
Reprinted with permission of the Pantagraph

Heartland Printing ahead of curveusing soy-based ink
- Bob Holliday
"Leventhal said soy ink, made of soybeans and linseed, has a number of advantages over petroleum-based ink. In addition to its green benefits, it also has a faster drying time and offers more vibrant colors."

Seniors find exercise,friendships at community center
- Sharon K. Wolfe
"I'd probably stay home more if it weren't for Western Avenue ..."

China's birth limitscreate dangerous gender gap
- Alexa Olesen
"But families, especially rural ones, cling to traditional preferences for a male heir, and infanticide of baby girls became a problem. In response, some parts of China allow couples to have a second child if the first is a girl."

B-N's Ewing Park calledbirders' 'oasis' during weekend walk
- Patti Welander
"I learn something new every time ..."

More than 400 motorcyclistsget their bikes blessed
- Bridget Flynn
"At the stations in groups of four or five, they asked riders their names and then recited a Christian prayer about safety."

After Iowa's gay marriage ruling,is change imminent in Illinois?- Mike Riopell
"In 2005, lawmakers approved legislation
to block discrimination against homosexuals."

100 years later,tragedy of Cherry Mine disaster still hits home- Scott Richardson
"Some of the biggest gains in mining safety came only after 259 of the Cherry miners, some as young as 10, died horribly in what ranks as America's second worst mining disaster."

Bloomington once a stop onelectric railway system
- Bill Kemp, Historian, McLean County Museum of History
"The damn autos came along and spoiled it all ..."

AM 1230 WJBC

Healthy Cells Update:Autism Awareness
- Beth Whisman
"Erin Rogers with Easter Seals says April is "Autism Awareness Month". Listen and learn about the disorder and the services available for local families."

Former CIA agent Melvin Goodman onU.S. presence in Middle East - Jim Fitzpatrick
"Former CIA agent and State Department analyst Melvin Goodman discusses what President Obama needs to know about intelligence. His most recent book is: Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA"

The Penguin Project comes to B-N - Jim Fitzpatrick
"Penguin Project Director Donna Anhalt joins Jim to discuss the unique program for kids with disabilities. Parent Deb Zook and her daughters Sammie and Ashley are also involved with the program."

WMBD & WYZZ TV CBS 31 and Fox 43

Gay, Straight PeoriansRally for Equality - Meg Marshal
"Gay and straight, members of Peoria's community
are rallying for equality in the River City."

The Chicago Tribune

Autism invention: Chicago youths devisetechnology in effort to help people cope- Carlos Sadovi
"While most of their friends were playing basketball or video games after school and on weekends, four budding South Side inventors spent the time developing a way to help people cope with autism."

The Miller Center

Of Knowledge and Power:The Complexities of National Intelligence - Robert Kennedy
"ROBERT KENNEDY, a Professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology, served for 35 years in various government postings, including Civilian Deputy Commandant at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of National Security Studies at the U.S. Army War College, and Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. His most recent book examines the labyrinth of complexities that the intelligence community faces in trying to provide quality intelligence to support American foreign policy and national security interests."

The History Channel

Passover -TUTORIAL
"Why is Passover celebrated?"

The Miami Herald

Autistic children learn to surf like champs - Jose A. Iglesias
"Miami Beach Parks and Recreation Department, in cooperation with the University of Miami and Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism, hosted the third surfing ..."

The Denver Post

Cyclothymia and bipolar are similar - Dr. Michael Craig Miller, Harvard Health
"What's the difference between bipolar disorder and cyclothymia?"

Detroit Free Press

Small horsesmake a difference for blind Patricia Montemurri
"She chose a miniature horse over the more common service dog, on one hand, because miniature horses live for 30-40 years, much longer than a dog. But Mona, who is an observant Muslim, also wanted a horse, in part, because dogs are viewed unfavorably among some members of the Arab and Muslim communities."

Der Spiegel

'We Are Neither Obstinate nor Gullible' - Exclusive Interview
"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke with SPIEGEL about what he expects from US President Barack Obama, why America's new Afghanistan strategy is wrong and why Iran should have a spot on the UN Security Council."

Kansas City Star

Teaching moralityin the absence of God
- Be-Asia McKerracher
"Fear will never breed a productive, critically thinking member of society. Children should not be taught morality through fear. What they need are questions that make them think critically about the choices they will make. They also need honest answers to questions that involve moral choices."

Salt Lake Tribune

Too often, Utah vets find their homecominga jobless one
- Matthew D. LaPlante
"We may honor that guy's service, but those other two guys
have a leg up on him in a lot of ways."

National Public Radio

Cyber Scout Puts Autism StudiesOn Faster Track
- Jon Hamilton
"The vast database helped reveal a link between depression in mothers and autism in their children. Researchers had known about high rates of depression among these moms, but thought it might have been a reaction to their child's problems."

Charlotte Observer

A public stigma with a high,hurtful price- EDITORIAL
"Think about it: One in four people suffer a disease such as depression or bipolar disorder. Chances are, that means a valued friend, neighbor or co-worker are among them."

Washington Post

The Admissions Gap- Miranda S. Spivack
"It is nothing even remotely like a level playing field," said William Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard, and leader of the commission that studied the issue."

Columbia Missourian

Gun control debate resurfaces in U.S.with recent handgun deaths - Stuart Loory
"Countries around the world take different stances on gun control."

Christian Science Monitor

Why the US didn't intervenein the Rwandan genocide - Scott Baldauf
"During World War II, much of the full horror of the Holocaust was known after the fact. But in Rwanda, we knew before, during, and after ..."

Rwandans: a reeducation inhow to live together
- Jina Moore
"Tiny and poor, Rwanda is Africa's most densely populated country. Divided by history and trapped by poverty, Rwandans have no choice but to learn how to live with the legacy of genocide - and with each other."

The Wall Street Journal

The Only Way to Prevent Genocide- Tod Lindberg
"The missing institutional piece on the international scene now, it seems to me, flows from the absence of coordination and mutual awareness among the various parties that are now taking the issue seriously."

BBC

Kazakhstan's famous130-year-old- Rayhan Demytrie
"Do you remember Tsar Nikolai's era? When the Red Army
came and when Vladimir Lenin died? Well I do."

Dallas Morning News

Signs of progress on immigration - EDITORIAL
"... the vast bulk of illegal immigrants come here in search of work. Employers willing to ignore the law and give them jobs are making the problem worse."

The Guardian

Autism- Reference
"We've brought together the best research about autism and weighed up the evidence about how to treat it. You can use our information to talk with your doctor and decide which treatments are best for your child."

The American Experience

New Orleans- Documentary
"From Reconstruction to the 1960s, this film offers a portrait of New Orleans that reflects the best and the worst in America: Mardi Gras, jazz music, and struggles with segregation."

Washington Times

Autistic children see films at AMC- Stephanie Green
"Going to the movies is something that people like us take for granted," Mr. Harris says. "People with special needs should not be excluded from movies."

The Smithsonian Magazine

Carving Out the West atthe Great Smoke Conference - Paul VanDevelder
"Old men such as Cat Nose and Gray Prairie Eagle knew that this was the first gathering of its kind in the history of the American West, and that most likely it would be the last. Events of coming years would affirm their clairvoyance, as no assemblage equal to its grandeur and its diplomatic promise would ever again be convened on the high plains of North America."

Jerusalem Post

Go west?- Michael Green
"When it starts to get dark, we don't go out of the house ..."

PBS

Poetry Everywhere - Emily Dickinson
"Unbeknownst to those around her, Dickinson expressed her feelings, whether of loneliness, unrequited love, happiness or inspiration, in more than 800 poems, which went undiscovered until after her death in 1886."

Japan Times

'Golden parachutes'mark failure of race-based policy
- Debito Arudou
"Let this scheme sink in for a minute."

Radio Prague

Max Brod bridging the gaps betweenPrague's Germans and Czechs - Jan Richter
"When independent Czechoslovakia was founded in 1918, it gave its Jewish citizens the option of declaring themselves as being of Jewish nationality . This was a method of downplaying the significance of the country's two largest minorities, the Germans and the Hungarians, as most Jewish people in Czechoslovakia considered themselves either German or Hungarian. The option was welcomed by Max Brod and other cultural Zionists .

Taipei Times

Americans struggle tounderstand mass shootings
- Allen G. Breed
"That most of these killers are male should come as no surprise: 93 percent of violent crimes are committed by men, Safarik said."

San Jose Mercury News

Broken Families - Broken Courts- Special Series
"Over the course of a year, the Mercury News investigated California's juvenile dependency courts. The investigation found that the courts, in many cases, fail the very people they intend to protect: Children."

The Atlantic

The Mugabe of the Andes?- Eliza Barclay
"Instead of governing for a whole country, he is governing only for the indigenous class and has brought racism with him We don't want to march [with him], we want to work."

The Times of London

Life as a disabled dad:What children ask
- Tim Rushby-Smith
"Why are you in a wheelchair?"

Speaking of Faith

Restoring The Senses - Krista Tippett
"Theologian Vigen Guroian experiences Easter as 'a call to our senses.' We'll explore his Eastern Orthodox sensibility that is at once more mystical and more earthy than the Christianity dominant in Western culture. And at this time of year and beyond, Guroian does real theology in his garden as richly as in church."

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Woman to Woman - Andrea Cornell Sarvady and Shaunti Feldhahn
"Will U.S. standing in the world rise once we exit Iraq?"

Charleston Post & Courier

Doctor gives girl new life- Allyson Bird
"Every year, he travels to third-world countries where, by the grace of Internet connections and village rumors, parents trade the family pig for bus tickets and travel days to bring their children to him."

The Los Angeles Times

Does John Yoo belong in front of a class? - John C. Eastman
"Yes: His views spark important debate."

Does John Yoo belong in front of a class ? - Lawrence Rosenthal
"No: His work for the Bush administration
suggests he's incompetent."

New York Times

From Developing Limbs,Insights That May Explain Much Else - Carl Zimmer
"Deciphering the development of limbs may also lead to
treatments for injuries and birth defects."

Las Cruces Sun-News

The devil is in the application- Claudette Ortiz
"I looked through the other end of the periscope,
to focus on who never gets the death penalty."

National Post

Serving others is its own reward - Fred Dolan
"What my father and his generation taught me is that the greatest happiness of all comes from scratching someone else's back, usually in the spot they just can't quite reach."