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Climate change beliefs must not be allowed to trump science

2016-01-31 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LancasterOnline: A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree, and he turns away. Show him facts or figures, and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic, and he fails to see your point. So said Stanford University psychologist Leon Festinger in the 1950s. Pre-existing beliefs can slant our thinking and taint what we believe to be our most impartial and logical conclusions. This is called motivational reasoning. It helps to explain why we find folks so opposed over matters in...

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Congressman wants Aloha wear allowed on House floor

2016-01-09 22:08:03| Airlines - Topix.net

A Hawaii Congressman wants Aloha wear to be allowed on the House floor on Fridays, a change from the current rule that requires full business attire. U.S. Rep. Mark Takai, a Hawaii Democrat, said in a letter to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan that he wants his fellow federal lawmakers to be able to observe Aloha Fridays just like Hawaii's Legislature.

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Judge: Much of state's evidence in Realtor's killing not allowed at trial

2015-12-10 03:37:22| Real Estate - Topix.net

Arron Lewis is escorted into the Pulaski County Courthouse on Monday for a hearing on motions to quash evidence in the kidnapping and capital murder case against him. Lewis is accused of abducting and killing real estate agent Beverly Carter last year.

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No truckers allowed on section of Highway 14 in Prattville starting Jan. 1

2015-12-08 04:12:03| Paper - Topix.net

The truckers typically take Highway 14 and make a left onto McQueen-Smith Road, passing several neighborhoods while en route to International Paper. Prattville was able to make the change because the Alabama Department of Transportation has given the city Highway 14. Mayor Bill Gillespie says Highway 14 will soon become the extension of Fairview Avenue, meaning Fairview Avenue will now start from Interstate 65 to Highway 31 in Prattville.

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