Sunday, February 21, 2016

'World's Fastest Stoner' Finishes Last In Olympic Marathon Trials Plus 4 More Stories

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'World's Fastest Stoner' Finishes Last In Olympic Marathon Trials

Chris Barnicle, a former professional runner who now works as a distributor for medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, finished the race in 3:45:34.

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How Parents And Teachers Can Nurture The 'Quiet Power' Of Introverts

A new book looks inside the minds of introverted kids and teens, with lessons for schools on class participation, groupthink and public speaking.

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Fact-Check: Bernie Sanders Promises Free College. Will It Work?

A top education analyst says the U.S. probably could get some more people through college by footing the bill, and it would probably pay for itself. But it isn't an open-and-shut case.

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Author Interviews

Columbine Shooter's Mother: I Carry Him 'Everywhere I Go, Always'

Sue Klebold says she wishes she'd asked her son Dylan "the kinds of questions that would've encouraged him to open up." Published 17 years after the massacre, her new memoir is A Mother's Reckoning.

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Remembrances

Justice Antonin Scalia, Known For Biting Dissents, Dies At 79

Scalia was perhaps the leading voice of uncompromising conservatism on the Supreme Court. In his 29 years on the court, he achieved almost a cult following for dissents.

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