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Mother convicted in son’s street-crossing death speaks out on Today show [VIDEO]
Raquel Nelson, who faces three years in prison after her son was killed by a hit-and-run driver when they crossed the street, gives an interview to Ann Curry on the Today show.
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Til dinner do us part: Ask Umbra on wedding meal choices
What's the most sustainable choice on the dreaded three-choice wedding dinner card? Ask Umbra digs in to the question.
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Secondhand style: Duds for downward dog
It turns out my boring dress was perfect for the heat. And I even found thrifty clothes for yoga class. Now to shop for a weekend of drinking -- I mean, hiking.
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Urban acupuncture for a healthier city
Small-scale green spaces -- not huge, expensive projects -- are a good way to heal our cities.
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Why doesn't the U.S. government allow teleworking when it's hot?
Feds are allowed to stay home when it snows, but not when it's so hot that the pavement is literally melting. Wha?
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Secondhand style: Wake me up, I'm wearing a nightgown
I tried to punch up this thrift store dress with braided hair, huge earrings, and bright red lipstick, but it still bores me to sleep. The reaction in my office: crickets chirping.
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Jane Jacobs on neighborhoods, placemaking, and active living [VIDEO]
The celebrated urban planner's ideas are still highly relevant to today's thinking about communities and sustainability.
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Viva veggies: Feast at dinner, famine at lunch
Veggie challenge check-in: Dinner's easy -- I'm married to a great cook. Breakfast is also easy. But I can't seem to fill up at lunch.
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Secondhand style: I melted a shirt. Seriously.
I was feeling really positive about my latest thrift-store outfit. That was before I accidentally melted the blouse with my iron.
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When design kills: The criminalization of walking
A child is struck by a driver and killed when crossing the street on foot with his mother -- and she is the one who is charged with vehicular homicide. Why is normal, instinctive pedestrian activity criminalized?
