November 2010
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Native American words echo in the names of lakes, rivers, mountains, states, cities, and small towns across the United States. The first settlers, who put many European words on the map, also borrowed names from local tribes. They often mispronounced what they heard—that’s how the Washoe word dá’aw, or lake, became Tahoe. In some cases they changed Indian terms so much that linguists can’t...
Nov 30th
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Most Wanted List
Our guest blogger today is Deborah Hersman, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Did you know that every single day, more than 90 lives are lost on our highways?  That means that someone in America dies in a traffic accident every 13 minutes. I want to share with you solutions that can prevent some of these tragedies.  You’ve probably heard of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” which...
Nov 12th
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Final Honors for Vets
This Veterans Day, as I have for the last few years, I will be thinking about my dad. My dad was buried in a Department of Veterans Affairs cemetery near Tampa, Florida, four years ago. The ceremony was dignified and moving, and would have made my dad proud. When we arrived from the funeral home where the viewing was held, his casket had been placed on a low platform under a small pavilion and...
Nov 11th
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Nov 5th
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Nov 5th
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“Today’s consent decree sends a clear message to American consumers: The...”
– FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski statement on Verizon wireless settlement
Nov 3rd
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