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I noticed that the record low for Berkeley Lake, GA yesterday (Jan. 22) was -10F in 1985. I guess that was the time it got to -11F in Huntsville, AL, and was still -10 when I drove to work in the morning in a car w/o heat. For the rest of the winter, 20F didn't seem nearly as cold as usual, and 32 seemed positively balmy.


Michigan man arrested after caller threatens to kill CNN employees
[This is what Trump and other republicans are encouraging.]
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/michigan-man-arrested-cnn-threats/index.html


The Women's Marches may have been the largest demonstration in US history
https://www.vox.com/2017/1/22/14350808/womens-marches-largest-demonstration-us-history-map


Hawaii's governor couldn't correct the false missile alert sooner because he forgot his Twitter password
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/23/us/hawaii-governor-password-trnd/index.html


Naomi Parker Fraley, the real Rosie the Riveter, dies aged 96
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42787869


Class war in the American west: the rich landowners blocking access to public lands
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/21/public-land-battle-private-landowners-montana


Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) announced on Saturday that she would donate her salary for every day the federal government remains shut down.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/369958-senator-says-she-will-donate-salary-for-everyday-government-is-shutdown


Long commutes really are bad for your health. Commuting has been linked to higher rates of obesity, stress, and depression. One Swedish study also found that it could shorten your life span.
https://www.vox.com/videos/2018/1/22/16919040/commuting-bad-health-work


‘Boy Who Came Back From Heaven’ actually didn’t; books recalled
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/01/15/boy-who-came-back-from-heaven-going-back-to-publisher/?tid=a_mcntx&utm_term=.fd4bf9be0352


Tax bill won’t impact the federal solar tax credit
https://news.energysage.com/will-2017-tax-bill-impact-solar/


Toys 'R' Us to Close 182 Stores as Part of Restructuring
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/business/toys-r-us-to-close-stores.html


Paris on flooding alert as rising Seine causes travel disruption
The river overflowed earlier this week because of flood water from upstream where the basin that feeds the Seine has received twice as much rain as normal.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/24/paris-flooding-alert-rising-seine-transport-disruption


Scottish railway lines hit by flooding and landslides
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/24/scotland-railway-lines-flooding-landslides-weather-winds-storm-georgina


New anti-homeless architecture: Seattle uses bike racks to block rough sleepers
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jan/24/anti-homeless-architecture-seattle-bike-racks-block-rough-sleepers


Remote Amazon tribe hit by mercury crisis, leaked report says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2018/jan/24/amazon-tribe-mercury-crisis-leaked-report


Men Only: Inside the charity fundraiser where hostesses are put on show
https://www.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5


SolarWorld Aims To Ramp Up Solar Panel Production As Tariffs Kick In
https://www.opb.org/news/article/solarworld-aims-to-ramp-up-solar-panel-production-as-tariffs-kick-in/