Health happenings (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Classes Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital offers an exercise class for seniors to help improve stamina, mobility and flexibility. Classes, which are one hour long, are at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The cost is $40 for 24 classes (one hour, three times a week for eight weeks). Call 888-442-7747 with any questions and to register. Events Celebrate ...

Blaming the Victims - The Dominant Media Vilify Hamas (Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel)
The blame game - no one plays it better than the dominant media, and they're at it again over Gaza. Expect no comments below in their spaces, yet honest journalism would headline them.

Old Challenges, Bold Remedies For New Year (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
It's 2009, but last year's problems remain front and center. The global economy and financial markets have suffered their worst stretch in decades. When will they start to recover?

Old Challenges, Bold Remedies For New Year (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
It's 2009, but last year's problems remain front and center. The global economy and financial markets have suffered their worst stretch in...

In retrospect: Headlines of 2008 (Hays Daily News)
A day-by-day look at the news making headlines in 2008. Jan. 1: Infected trees toppled. Pine wilt claims trees at Kansas State University Research Center south of Hays.

The Year in Cincy Recordings (Cincinnati CityBeat)
A look back at the best Cincy-related CDs of 2008 Shit, has it really been six years since The Sundresses erupted all over the Cincinnati scene? In that time, the trio has amassed some impressive stats, including four consecutive SXSW appearances and a ton of wildly successful opening gigs and tours.

2008 Passages: Lives lost this year (USA Today)
Whether they were stars of the stage or screen, world leaders or hometown heroes, those who died in 2008 left an indelible mark on our lives.

Practical Routes to Meeting Climate Change, Energy Goals (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
With President-elect Obama heavily focused on energy and climate change policy, six articles in the Winter 2009 Issues in Science and Technology offer practical ways to help the United States reach its goals of reduced energy dependence and greenhouse gas emissions.

I Meant to Do That (GoldSeek.com)
The Fed has taken interest rates to zero. They have clearly started a program of quantitative easing. What exactly does that mean? Are we all now Japanese? Is the Fed pushing on a string, as Japan has done for almost two decades? The quick answer is no, but the quick answer doesn't tell us much.

Obama's New Appointments (Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel)
The beat goes on. As with his economic and security appointments, Obama again disappointed but didn't surprise. Without exception, his team assures business as usual, a near-seamless transition from George Bush, and not "change to believe in."