Great Depression II Update: Things still look bad on Wall Street. Housing construction is at its lowest since 1991.

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‘merican families: With people losing jobs left and right, families struggle to pay college tuition.

Got Melamine? Chinese milk and baby formula is tainted with the industrial chemical, revealing corruption among inspectors.

Money CAN buy anything! The guy who founded PayPal is hellbent on launching a rocket to Mars.

So now fat people are addicts, too. An Oregon researcher says milkshakes are the “cocaine of food.”

And, how much trouble is the Oregon budget in? “Several insiders” report that the state might face a $2 billion budget hole.

Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

3 replies on “Good Morning News!”

  1. Sarah, you do realize that the melamine story is a month old? And that the link you gave us is also a month old? Is there something I’m missing?

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