Archive for December, 2009
National Parks look toward a more diverse future
As the National Park Service approaches its centennial in 2016, it is grappling with how to give minority visitors a greater sense of ownership of the parks and encourage the next generations of Americans to treasure these preserved lands.
Though it is difficult to track park visitors by race and age for privacy reasons, surveys of Americans show that members of minority communities are less likely to visit the federally funded park sites than whites.
Full StoryConcussions on the playing field:
Tackling an old problem with new methods
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For many football players, retirement means reminiscing about their glory days, but for some, reminiscing is impossible because they can’t remember them.






