Generation Faithful: In Algeria, a Tug of War for Young Minds- June 24, 2008 The ideological battle for Algerias youth takes place in the schools, which for decades were controlled by Islamists.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/world/africa/23algeria.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss George Carlin, Comic Who Chafed at Society and Its Constraints, Dies at 71- June 24, 2008 Mr. Carlin used stand-up and Grammy-winning records to take furious and often profane aim at society, its foibles, hypocrisies, and seven words not to be said on television.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/arts/24carlin.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological- June 24, 2008 Homes are a new arena for LEED ratings, environmental badges of honor usually given to commercial buildings.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/22/us/22leed.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Couples Downfall Is Culminating in Sentencing in Long Island Slavery Case- June 24, 2008 Mahender and Varsha Sabhnani appeared to be the very picture of upper-middle-class industry. But on Thursday and Friday, respectively, they will be sentenced to prison.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/nyregion/23slave.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Editorial: Better-Qualified Teachers- June 24, 2008 By emulating the New York model, America could finally give its children the highly qualified teachers that they desperately need.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/opinion/23mon3.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense- June 24, 2008 Daniel L. Bibb said he aided the other side in a hearing on a 1990 shooting, and two imprisoned men are now free.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/nyregion/23da.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Years Later, Climatologist Renews His Call for Action- June 24, 2008 Twenty years after turning climate change into breaking news, James E. Hansen will tell a House committee on Monday that it is not too late to defuse what he calls the global warming time bomb.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/science/earth/23climate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Op-Ed Contributor: Wont You Be My Neighbor- June 23, 2008 Why is it that in an age when we can create community anywhere, we often dont know the people who live next doorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/opinion/23lovenheim.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner- June 23, 2008 Almost halfway into 2008, the three network evening newscasts have shown 181 weekday minutes of Iraq coverage, compared with 1,157 minutes for all of 2007.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/business/media/23logan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Big Paycheck or Service Students Are Put to Test- June 23, 2008 Many college officials are asking whether more should be done to encourage students to consider public service.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/education/23careers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |