Happy New Year: 2012!
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Year (2011) in Review:
"2011 in 11 graphs"; "The Washington Post"; http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2011-in-11-graphs/2011/12/22/gIQA0HWJMP_gallery.html
"Daryl Cagle's 2011 Year in Review - Slideshows and Picture Stories"; msnbc.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45805371/ns/today-today/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1
"This Year in Civil Liberties 2011"; "Blog of Rights"; "Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union"; http://www.aclu.org/blog/organization-news-and-highlights/year-civil-liberties-2011
"Arianna Huffington 2011 The Year the Power Went Off in Washington"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/2011-looking-back_b_1170069.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=122711&utm_medium=email&utm_content=FeatureTitle&utm_term=Daily%20Brief
"YEAR IN REVIEW January-to-December recap of 2011's top local stories"; DailyFreeman.com http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/01/01/news/doc4eff3681e30eb871203666.txt
"IVAN LAJARA The awful year in awful review"; DailyFreeman.com; http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/01/01/news/doc4f00349f7b661033724555.txt
"The 50 Best Moments For Women In 2011"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/29/the-50-best-moments-for-w_n_1175695.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
"The Unwritten Religion Stories of 2011"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/755377/the_unwritten_religion_%22stories%22_of_2011/#paragraph3
"Top 2011 Religion Stories That Weren’t Culture Religion Dispatches"; http://www.religiondispatches.org/archive/culture/5519/top_2011_religion_stories_that_weren%E2%80%99t
"2011's Weather Most Extreme Yet, But the GOP Still in Climate Change Denial"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/753536/2011%27s_weather_most_extreme_yet%2C_but_the_gop_still_in_climate_change_denial/#paragraph4
"10 Good Things About a Not So Bad Year"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/story/153577/10_good_things_about_a_not_so_bad_year?akid=8059.263899.euBlJr&rd=1&t=12
"10 Winning Moments for the 99% in 2011"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/story/153548/10_winning_moments_for_the_99_in_2011?akid=8055.263899.Qp4i-r&rd=1&t=5
"5 Companies That Did Something Good for the World This Year Activism & Vision"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/vision/153561/5_companies_that_did_something_good_for_the_world_this_year/?page=entire
"2011 A Year of Non-toxic Tips « MomsRising Blog"; http://www.momsrising.org/blog/2011-a-year-of-non-toxic-tips/
"fbi Violent crime down in 2011"; "US news"; msnbc.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45723701/ns/us_news/?ocid=ansmsnbc11
"Top 11 Crime Stories Of 2011"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/20/top-11-crimes-2011_n_1158879.html?1324400631&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
"The 10 Most Ridiculous Right-Wing Outrages of 2011"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/story/153517/the_10_most_ridiculous_right-wing_outrages_of_2011?akid=8054.263899.rOCGnH&rd=1&t=17
"Homeless Kids in US Number 1.6 Million Study"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/751103/homeless_kids_in_us_number_1.6_million%3A_study/#paragraph4
"Domestic Violence Statistics Prevalence and Trends"; FindCounseling.com; http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/domestic-violence/domestic-violence-statistics.html
2012 and Ticking:
"40,000 new laws to go into effect in 2012"; "US news - Life"; msnbc.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45819570/ns/us_news-life/
"New laws ban happy hour, regulate fire-breathing"; "Business"; msnbc.com; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45806369/?ocid=ansmsnbc11
"2012 Medicare Debate Baby Boomers At Center Of Issue"; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/01/2012-medicare-debate-is-a_0_n_1178374.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
"Abstinence-Only Education--It's Baaack for 2012! AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/753847/abstinence-only_education--it%27s_baaack_for_2012%21/#paragraph3
"Election Year 2012 Resolutions"; "League of Women Voters"; http://www.lwv.org/blog/election-year-2012-resolutions
"2012 Best Companies to Work for in NYS include Hudson Valley businesses"; http://midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/December/31/best_cos-31Dec11.html
"MSN Careers - Résumés in 2012 What's old, what's new"; "Career Advice Article"; http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-2862-Cover-Letters-Resumes-Résumés-in-2012-Whats-old-whats-new/?SiteId=cbmsnhp42862&sc_extcmp=JS_2862_home1
"The 10 Most Dangerous Meds Driving America's Pill Crisis"; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/story/153576/the_10_most_dangerous_meds_driving_america%27s_pill_crisis?page=entire
"In 2012, Let's Bring Manufacturing Back to the U.S."; "AlterNet"; http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/753247/in_2012%2C_let%27s_bring_manufacturing_back_to_the_u.s./#paragraph5
It should be noted that these are links (some direct) to informative collective articles that I have saved along the way. I have not read every single one of these articles - and at this moment I do not 100% embrace any one of them. These article links have been placed here for personal research purposes - and for anyone that might want to do thier own (topical or broad) research.
If any errors are noted, please let me know and I will make the appropriate corrections. Thank You.
