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How Were We Seen Decades Ago? Ladies Home Journal 1950 Predictions for 2000

By John McKay August 2, 2011

Previous generations often speculated what the future would be like...some were accurate, some were not.

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Category: History, Science, Technology Tags: future, predictions

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Fukushima Nuke Plant “Hiding” Deadly Radiation Pockets

By John McKay August 2, 2011

While the US, and part of the world, focus on the American debt ceiling vote, and economic issues, the struggle to repair, rebuild and refoot continues in Japan, where now workers are finding a new deadly surprise inside the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Category: Health & Fitness, Science, Technology, World News Tags: Fukushima Nuclear Plant

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Missouri Makes It Illegal for Teachers and Students to Be Facebook Friends

By Jeremy Taylor August 1, 2011 | theFW.com

An new Missouri law, aimed at protecting children from sexual predators, has made it illegal for teachers and their past and present school-aged students to friend each other on Facebook.

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Category: Education, Technology

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Listen To Our Over The River Airshow Pilot Interview Saturday Morning

By John McKay July 28, 2011

Join Newstalk 870 this saturday morning just after 9:30am as we catch up with Air National Guard Aerobatic Pilot John Klatt, who will be part of the Over The River Airshow this weekend for the Lamb Weston Columbia Cup.

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Category: Best of Tri-Cities, Events, Holidays, Science, Technology Tags: Aerobatic Pilots, Air National Guard, Columbia Cup

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More Guns From Botched Tracking Program Found At Drug Crime Scenes

By John McKay July 26, 2011

A congressional investigation into the botched 'Fast and Furious' drug gun tracking program has shown dozens more turning up at crime scenes in Mexico and even the US.

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Category: Business, Events, Politics, Science, Technology Tags: ATF, border patrol, DEA, Drug Dealers, drug war, fast and furious

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TSA No Longer Able To View Your Birthday Suit

By John McKay July 20, 2011

For most travelers it will come as welcome news--if you're intent on showing off your newly diet-remodled body, you're out of luck. The TSA is now implementing new digital software that will eliminate the 'naked' image of travelers being screened.

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Category: Business, Events, National News, Politics, Science, Technology, Travel Tags: airport security, Body Scanners, TSA

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Computer Operator Nearly Self-Destructs Unmanned Navy Chopper

By John McKay July 18, 2011

When you're at work, and you make a keyboard mistake, it's usually correctable and generally results in just a few annoying extra minutes to fix. For an unnamed Navy computer programmer/operator, it nearly destroyed a multi-million dollar drone helicopter.

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Category: Business, National News, Science, Technology, Weird News Tags: Department of Defense, Fire Scout drone, helicopter self destruct, predator drones

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Chrysler Workers Seen Drinking On The Job

By John McKay July 14, 2011

Workers at a Chrysler plant in Michigan have been reportedly caught on video drinking and smoking during their lunch hour breaks, just ten months after another expose caught workers at another plant doing the same near Detroit.

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Category: Automotive, Events, Food & Drink, Health & Fitness, Science, Technology, Travel Tags: auto workers, Chrysler workers drinking on job, detroit, united auto workers

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Final Flight Of Space Shuttle Program Launched Today (with video)

By John McKay July 8, 2011

With much anticipation, and some sadness, NASA blasted off the Atlantis Space Shuttle, marking the final flight for the decades-old shuttle program that revolutionized space exploration. A perfect launch under partly sunny skies this morning saw Atlantis rocket to space for the final time.

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