For only the third time in five years, Easton police have ticketed someone for going topless in public.

Easton Police Lt. Gregory Wright said people without shirts are considered a public nuisance. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Pictures inside this building where Detroit's public school system once stored its supplies, and then one day apparently walked away from it all, allowing everything to go to waste. picked by wildminou 7 months ago

Like it or not, the 2008 presidential election is approaching, and should you be in that first category, Google is ready to keep you informed with a new Elections 2008 gadget. picked by maxriter 12 months ago

The price of machetes has halved in parts of Nigeria since the end of general elections in April because demand from thugs sponsored by politicians has subsided. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Cities, states, and countries all over the world are banning smoking in public, and I couldn't be happier.In fact, it's such a rout, it's getting out of hand.Now public opinion and governments have turned against tobacco. picked by jenny 1 year ago

Campaigners for the English language on Thursday attacked a growing tendency for "obvious" public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: "Don't Commit Crime." picked by spocksmyhomeboy 1 year ago

Romas Kalanta (February 22, 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the subject of several books. Romas Kalanta set himself on fire in a public place in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas on May 14, 1972 in protest of the oppression of the Lithuanian language, culture and people by the government of the Soviet Union. At the time it was very difficult to tell the western ... read full post picked by leopoldogolba 10 months ago

After the mistakes of 2000 and 2004, we're hoping the US can come through with a controversy-free election this year. These seven sitcoms feature school elections that provided some important lessons. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

The Baldwin Project seeks to make available online a comprehensive collection of resources for parents and teachers of children. Our focus, initially, is on literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Really a huge collection of children stories and poems picked by bernardblack 1 month ago

This year, the U.S. will pick a new president using electronic voting machines that can be hacked, security experts said Thursday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

We love public radio. We are fans of All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Car Talk, This American Life, Fresh Air, and Prarie Home Companion. We love them all dearly. But we also think they're begging to be made fun of. So here we are. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Touching and hilarious radio show is moving to Showtime. Check the preview video. picked by Fascha 2 years ago

Here's a public toilet idea where the outside walls appear to be mirrors but on the inside the walls appear as glass where you feel like you are being watched.

Think I'd still have a bad case of "stage fright" picked by Maiden 2 years ago

The US is regarded as the most democratic nation in the whole world, and certainly the most developed.
Being at the forefront of almost everything; from politics to the economy, when the US elections come, the world doesn't go to sleep until the new American President is sworn in. picked by chinook 2 weeks ago

The Public Commons for Everyone Initiative will ban smoking near buildings in commercial areas, lying on the sidewalk, public urination and defecation, drinking in public, possessing a shopping cart and shouting in public.(Berkeley will never be Berkeley again)
Then there's this madness. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Now they have shown -- on the Internet, in Congress, and for anyone else who will watch -- how easily a popular electronic voting machine, long off-limits to public examination, can be rigged to steal elections without leaving any electronic fingerprints. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Personally I think computerized voting is worse than hanging chads. But that's me.

Update: Conservatives win. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Betty "BJ" Ostergren, a Virginia-based privacy advocate who has been fighting to stop county and state government offices from posting public records containing Social Security numbers and other personal records on their sites. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University: "TV election news has been hardest on Hillary Clinton this fall." The study also found that "Fox News Channel's evening news show provided more balanced coverage than its counterparts on the broadcast networks." picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Japan Tobacco (JT), like most cigarette companies today, is concerned about the image of smokers and smoking in modern society. In an effort to improve said image (but NOT discourage smoking, of course), the company commissioned a series of over 70 public service announcement style ads. picked by leopoldogolba 11 months ago