The fourth event in Tarleton's Environmental Communications Week was Political Perceptions of Environmental Problems in Europe presented by Dr. Jeff William Justice, assistant professor of political science. In his presentation, Justice stated that people tend to care less about the environment unless it directly affects their day-to-day life. He listed events such as the Gulf Oil Spill as an example of when people, as a generalized whole, cared much more about environmental problems, Read more [...]

Get in the spirit of the 41st annual Earth Day, which is Friday, at events taking place in Greater Danbury this weekend and later. Additional events will be listed in coming days; to include yours, email details to cmueller@newstimes.com. REDDING Earth Day events will take place at the Parade Path on Redding Town Green and by the gazebo in front of Town Hall on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Redding Country Club workers will be among the volunteers sprucing up the garden. There will be a Read more [...]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A University of Iowa professor who studies same-sex relationships was so upset by an email from a campus Republican group promoting "Conservative Coming Out Week" that she fired off a vulgarity aimed at all Republicans, according to messages released by the school Wednesday."F--- you, Republicans" was professor Ellen Lewin's response Monday to the recruiting pitch from UI College Republicans. She sent the email from her school account, drawing outrage from conservative Read more [...]