Fifty Years After Silent Spring, Assault on Science Continues, by Frank Graham Jr.
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Daily Archives: June 23, 2012
WaPo – Public-sector austerity in one graph
Public-sector austerity in one graph, by Ezra Klein: “As you can see, government employment tends to rise during recessions, helping to cushion their impact. But with the exception of a spike when we hired temporary workers for the decennial census, its fallen sharply during this recession.” Related postings on financial system Continue Reading
Pew – Libraries, patrons, and e-books
Libraries, patrons, and e-books, by Kathryn Zickuhr, Lee Rainie, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner. Summary of findings: 12% of readers of e-books borrowed an e-book from the library in the past year. But a majority of Americans do not know that this service is provided by their local library. Some 12% of Americans… Continue Reading
