Paula Span
@paula_span
Veteran journalist, chronicler of aging and grandparenting, NYT columnist, Columbia J-School prof. https://t.co/WRtwFdNQY0
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http://www.nytimes.com/column/the-new-old-age 14-06-2010 17:45:40
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NEW: University of Texas-Austin faculty are condemning the response to yesterday's pro-Palestine rally, in which 57 people were arrested. Meanwhile, a second rally is slated to begin at noon today. Texas Tribune
texastribune.org/2024/04/25/ut-…
Spread the word. Piss off RFK Jr by forwarding his all over the place. It's based on data released this week by World Health Organization (WHO) .
“The concept of #overdiagnosis should be taught as part of evidence based healthcare from the early stages of medical training.”
A Texas appeals court ruled that a 2018 investigation by ProPublica and Houston Chronicle into famed Houston heart surgeon Bud Frazier provided a “fair, true, and impartial account,” potentially bringing a close to the nearly six-year legal battle.
propublica.org/article/texas-…
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NY State has passed a first-of-its kind subsidy for local newspapers & tv stations to hire or employ journalists
I'll join NPR's Scott Tong on Here & Now at 12.52p ET to unpack what it means-- tune in or stream at WBUR.org or on NPR member stations
This I find curious: The milk data and the genetic sequence data suggest the #H5N1 #birdflu outbreaks in cows are far more widespread than has been recognized. And yet the last time Dept. of Agriculture confirmed a new outbreak was 4/19.
How much testing is going on?aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poul…
60 days on strike--see you tomorrow in solidarity with our MFJ Union On Strike siblings!
📣 Aramark Corporation Workers are on STRIKE at the Wells Fargo Center 📣 We stand with these UNITE HERE Philly workers in their fight for healthcare and family-sustaining wages. Philadelphians deserve jobs that allow them to care for their families and themselves.
A New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. In 2017, Ronan Farrow revealed numerous allegations against the former movie mogul. nyer.cm/wmlfnSC
Hi Princeton University, who decided that encampments are “inconsistent with the University’s mission”? As a faculty member I find students’ courageous stand against genocide to breathe life into our motto “…in service of humanity.” Unless those were just cute words for the website?
Special thank you to the Bruce Springsteen Archives for preserving the history of American music and keeping New Jersey’s rock ‘n roll heritage alive.
And to The Boss behind the Archives since day one, Bruce @Springsteen.
Last night, at the 2nd Annual American Music Honors at @MonmouthU, we celebrated four legendary artists whose voices and stories have shaped the world we live in today: @MavisStaples, Dion DiMucci, Jackson Browne, and @JohnMellencamp.