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June 28, 2017 btwuser 0

Michael Brown Shooting Case Settlement Almost three years ago, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male, was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, a white […]

Full-length view of a Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) perched on the end of a picnic table.

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November 23, 2016 btwuser 0

Happy Thanksgiving! Food Prices are Falling Grocery prices have been falling for eight straight months, the longest streak of falling food prices in the U.S. […]

This was one of three images, (PHIL# 9135 - 9137), depicting an attempt by a toy manufacturer to produce a toy character which displayed characteristics that emulated those of a mobility-challenged person who was a wheelchair user. This disabled character was portrayed in the manner that echoed the style of the rest of their toy line. In doing so, the manufacturer tried to, in a sense, mainstream the knowledge of what is faced by the disabled in the real world through play, and therefore, was as educational, as it was entertaining to the childhood end user demographic group. PHIL image 9137, showed Ron Mace looking through a door in the playhouse. © Center for Universal Design/CDC. MHE World.

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February 4, 2016 btwuser 0

Standoff in Oregon Ends Last month, btw brought you news of the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon by a group protesting […]