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Thanks, dear Scott Wannberg, for re-posting this poem you wrote for my mother: "rose's body...for karen bowles and her mother rosetta"

Posted by kluciole at 9/6/2010 10:30 PM | Add Comment

10,000-year-old boy's bones found in an underwater Mexican cave 'could rewrite the history of the Americas'

Posted by kluciole at 8/29/2010 5:57 PM | Add Comment

AP: In addition to success stories, "US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq "

Posted by kluciole at 8/29/2010 5:48 PM | Add Comment

Photo: full moon in Montana, sometimes called the green corn moon

Posted by kluciole at 8/28/2010 5:20 PM | Add Comment

U.S. vows help in fight against Congo sexual violence

Posted by kluciole at 8/26/2010 1:49 AM | Add Comment

New microbe discovered eating oil spill in Gulf

Posted by kluciole at 8/26/2010 1:43 AM | Add Comment

My dad was a Marine. We used to go to this base often; we were stationed nearby. "Marines pour resources into mental health care"

Posted by kluciole at 8/26/2010 1:38 AM | Add Comment

My parents' favorite song: 'What a Wonderful World' songwriter Weiss dies

Posted by kluciole at 8/26/2010 1:32 AM | Add Comment

Indiana ruling halts caregiver choices based on race

Posted by kluciole at 8/24/2010 9:38 AM | Add Comment

Photo: carbon dioxide gas from deep underground fissures bubbles up through geothermal mudpots, over the San Andreas fault

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2010 8:31 PM | Add Comment

Dr. Laura, Sarah Palin, and the fight over free speech

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2010 12:28 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Viruses May Cause More Cancer than Previously Thought

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2010 12:27 AM | Add Comment

Why Do 20% of Americans Think Obama Is Muslim?

Posted by kluciole at 8/20/2010 12:22 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Luciole friend and contributor S.A. Griffin sent me word that there is a new book of Philomene Long's poems

Posted by kluciole at 8/18/2010 9:22 PM | Add Comment

Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care

Posted by kluciole at 8/18/2010 8:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Fact Check: Islam already part of WTC neighborhood

Posted by kluciole at 8/18/2010 8:29 PM | Add Comment

It's official, men and women ARE from the same planet

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 7:12 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

A complete surprise to me, I apparently have a case of whooping cough. Here is an article about the California outbreak

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 7:03 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

'Desert dust' days may worsen kids' asthma

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 6:54 PM | Add Comment

Plastic jar removed from Florida bear cub's head

Posted by kluciole at 8/15/2010 6:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Spectacular photo: the Milky Way seen above wind generators in Minnesota

Posted by kluciole at 8/11/2010 11:54 AM | Add Comment

Female circumcision victims seek out Colorado doctor

Posted by kluciole at 8/11/2010 11:40 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment

Scarlett's dresses in bad shape, need repairs

Posted by kluciole at 8/11/2010 11:30 AM | Add Comment

Pet owner arrested after cat found 'marinating' in oils and peppers; thankfully the cat is alive and well

Posted by kluciole at 8/11/2010 11:25 AM | Add Comment

Very thought-provoking article: "Cloning, cruelty and how science sold out to greed"

Posted by kluciole at 8/5/2010 8:55 PM | Add Comment

Judge orders protections reinstated for gray wolf

Posted by kluciole at 8/5/2010 8:50 PM | Add Comment

New marine study finds thousands of amazing new species

Posted by kluciole at 8/3/2010 6:04 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment

Sun storms may bring northern lights farther south

Posted by kluciole at 8/3/2010 6:00 AM | Add Comment

EPA: 1 million gallons of oil may be in Michigan river after pipeline spills into the Kalamazoo

Posted by kluciole at 7/29/2010 2:56 AM | Add Comment

Baby boom for the Amish fuels expansion westward in search of new land

Posted by kluciole at 7/29/2010 2:51 AM | Add Comment

Zedonk hybrid born at Ga. wildlife preserve

Posted by kluciole at 7/28/2010 12:59 AM | Add Comment

My mom has been suffering from bad falls. Here is some info if you are dealing with the same situation: "Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview"

Posted by kluciole at 7/28/2010 12:53 AM | Add Comment

Incredible images of the new Hoover Dam Bridge: when finished it will rise 890 feet above the Colorado River; its total length will be 1,900 feet

Posted by kluciole at 7/26/2010 1:47 AM | Add Comment

BP chief executive Tony Hayward will walk away with a payoff of up to 18.5 million dollars

Posted by kluciole at 7/26/2010 1:38 AM | Add Comment

Go baby turtles! Photo of hatchlings making their way to water

Posted by kluciole at 7/26/2010 1:34 AM | Add Comment

NY Times article -- "Inside the Fog of War: Reports From the Ground in Afghanistan"

Posted by kluciole at 7/26/2010 1:20 AM | Add Comment

New poem from Luciole Press friend and contributor Scott Wannberg: "almost recess time"

Posted by kluciole at 7/25/2010 5:55 AM | Add Comment

Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war

Posted by kluciole at 7/25/2010 5:42 AM | Add Comment

CDC: 15 US deaths tied to rare tropical fungus now found in Pacific Northwest

Posted by kluciole at 7/22/2010 7:21 PM | Add Comment

Petition seeks to have wolves howl across US

Posted by kluciole at 7/21/2010 8:23 PM | Add Comment

Suicide tied to air pollution and asthma

Posted by kluciole at 7/21/2010 7:58 PM | Add Comment

Help Gulf Coast Animal Shelters

Posted by kluciole at 7/19/2010 9:30 PM | Add Comment

World simmers during hottest year on record

Posted by kluciole at 7/18/2010 5:00 AM | Add Comment

The Coming Birth Control Battle: Health-care reform spurs conservative activists to fight against coverage

Posted by kluciole at 7/14/2010 11:11 AM | Add Comment

Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web

Posted by kluciole at 7/14/2010 11:06 AM | Add Comment

TIME article -- Animal Rights: New Laws Take Movement to the Mainstream

Posted by kluciole at 7/14/2010 11:02 AM | Add Comment

Many people suffer from an allergy to the sun... (this is a lot how lupus feels/acts too, only it nevers improves if you have a slight tan, as it does in actinic prurigo)

Posted by kluciole at 7/13/2010 1:08 AM | Add Comment

Baby animals in oil spill face uncertain future

Posted by kluciole at 7/13/2010 12:56 AM | Add Comment

Promises, Promises: US fails to punish Sudan

Posted by kluciole at 7/13/2010 12:51 AM | Add Comment

Male fireflies flash in unison 'so females don't get confused'

Posted by kluciole at 7/10/2010 12:17 AM | Add Comment

Presbyterians: End Israel aid over settlements. "Israel's peace will not come until they seek peace with Palestinians"

Posted by kluciole at 7/10/2010 12:00 AM | Add Comment

CNN editor loses job over tweet

Posted by kluciole at 7/7/2010 3:51 PM | Add Comment

How Postal Rate Hikes Foretell America's Future

Posted by kluciole at 7/7/2010 3:46 PM | Add Comment

US government files lawsuit, says Arizona immigration law crosses 'constitutional line'

Posted by kluciole at 7/6/2010 5:39 PM | Add Comment

EPA: the Clean Air Interstate Rule would overturn Bush-era plan; "measure requires 31 states from Massachusetts to Texas to reduce smog and soot-producing emissions"

Posted by kluciole at 7/6/2010 5:31 PM | Add Comment

"Marmaduke" movie has dog groups prepping for dumped Great Danes

Posted by kluciole at 7/6/2010 5:27 PM | Add Comment

Our current North Star is Polaris. During much of the time of the ancient Egyptians, it was Thuban (info and photos here)

Posted by kluciole at 7/6/2010 1:19 AM | Add Comment

U.S. chicken McNuggets 'contain SILLY PUTTY chemical

Posted by kluciole at 7/3/2010 6:00 PM | Add Comment

U.S. Is Richest Nation, But Not Happiest

Posted by kluciole at 7/1/2010 11:52 PM | Add Comment

Asking for good thoughts for my mother

Posted by kluciole at 6/30/2010 6:19 AM | Add Comment

Funniest reason given for why someone could not be a Russian spy

Posted by kluciole at 6/29/2010 2:56 PM | Add Comment

Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death

Posted by kluciole at 6/29/2010 2:52 PM | Add Comment

Dinosaurs developed elaborate crests and sails 'to attract the best mates'

Posted by kluciole at 6/28/2010 3:07 PM | Add Comment

Behind Kagan hearing: A fight over 'activist judges'

Posted by kluciole at 6/28/2010 2:56 PM | Add Comment

Movies that scare for life: viewers left with fears for years

Posted by kluciole at 6/27/2010 4:01 PM | Add Comment

Documents show vast cleanup of Plum Island, New York "since 2000 to remove vast amounts of waste and contaminants at site of top-secret Army germ warfare research"

Posted by kluciole at 6/27/2010 3:56 PM | Add Comment

E-books pave way for more blockbusters, serials

Posted by kluciole at 6/26/2010 10:00 PM | Add Comment

Opinion article: "Art Is Fundamental -- and Fundamental to Support" by Maria Shriver

Posted by kluciole at 6/26/2010 9:53 PM | Add Comment

Photo: a heavily oiled bird is rescued from the waters of Barataria Bay

Posted by kluciole at 6/26/2010 9:45 PM | Add Comment

Source tells Washington Post that Rolling Stone violated interview ground rules in McChrystal profile; did the reporter "essentially take run-of-the-mill complaining and turn it into a direct challenge to presidential authority"?

Posted by kluciole at 6/25/2010 6:50 PM | Add Comment

"Edward Scissorhands," Tim Burton's Dark Fairy Tale, Tested as a Play in Brooklyn

Posted by kluciole at 6/24/2010 5:35 PM | Add Comment

Skin condition atopic dermatitis linked to cancer risk

Posted by kluciole at 6/24/2010 5:28 PM | Add Comment

Congress considers cracking down on 'puppy mills'

Posted by kluciole at 6/24/2010 5:19 PM | Add Comment

Oglala Lakota code talker Clarence Wolf Guts laid to rest

Posted by kluciole at 6/24/2010 6:27 AM | Add Comment

NASA spots 'crack' in the universe in the middle of the Milky Way

Posted by kluciole at 6/23/2010 5:41 PM | Add Comment

International Energy Agency director general Nobuo Tanaka says BP oil spill was avoidable

Posted by kluciole at 6/23/2010 5:22 PM | Add Comment

WWII nurse in iconic Times Square kissing photo dies; Edith Shain was 91

Posted by kluciole at 6/23/2010 5:16 PM | Add Comment

Cystic Fibrosis: More patients not diagnosed until adulthood, "proving CF more complicated than thought"

Posted by kluciole at 6/22/2010 6:53 PM | Add Comment

$75M mansion near Orlando selling 'as is' -- no carpet, tiles or interior walls

Posted by kluciole at 6/22/2010 6:49 PM | Add Comment

7th-Graders Discover Mysterious Cave on Mars

Posted by kluciole at 6/22/2010 12:04 AM | Add Comment

Why Skin Cancer Is on the Rise

Posted by kluciole at 6/20/2010 12:57 PM | Add Comment

VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water on Camp Lejeune

Posted by kluciole at 6/20/2010 12:52 PM | Add Comment

Amelia Earhart's Watch Reaches Space Station 82 Years After Historic Flight

Posted by kluciole at 6/19/2010 1:21 AM | Add Comment

Library of Congress places Bob Hope's joke file (85,000 pages) on public view

Posted by kluciole at 6/17/2010 9:24 AM | Add Comment

At spill hearing, BP CEO says he's 'deeply sorry'

Posted by kluciole at 6/17/2010 9:14 AM | Add Comment

Cord blood transplants a viable option in leukemia: "patients fare as well with stem cell transplants taken from a cord blood bank as they do from a well-suited adult donor"

Posted by kluciole at 6/16/2010 5:29 PM | Add Comment

Sea creatures flee oil spill, gather near shore

Posted by kluciole at 6/16/2010 5:23 PM | Add Comment

Nutrients may be why some smokers avoid cancer

Posted by kluciole at 6/15/2010 3:12 PM | Add Comment

Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily

Posted by kluciole at 6/15/2010 3:08 PM | Add Comment

Massive space storms forecasted as sun awakens from 'deep slumber'

Posted by kluciole at 6/14/2010 5:27 PM | Add Comment

More than 12 million are modern slaves — trapped in forced labor, bonded labor or forced prostitution

Posted by kluciole at 6/14/2010 5:05 PM | Add Comment

Prabal Gurung: the fashion designer from Nepal who cracked New York

Posted by kluciole at 6/13/2010 10:51 PM | Add Comment

Historic Polaroid collection going to NYC auction

Posted by kluciole at 6/12/2010 2:00 PM | Add Comment

A beautiful article about finding an old friend after a purchase of a book with an old inscription

Posted by kluciole at 6/12/2010 1:54 PM | Add Comment

Obama faces rare defeat on health help for jobless

Posted by kluciole at 6/12/2010 1:49 PM | Add Comment

Photo: an F15 Strike Eagle backdropped by Space Shuttle Atlantis launching into space

Posted by kluciole at 6/11/2010 9:25 AM | Add Comment

Show unveils Andy Warhol's Catholic, abstract side

Posted by kluciole at 6/11/2010 9:20 AM | Add Comment

Louisiana leaders want Gulf drilling to resume

Posted by kluciole at 6/11/2010 9:13 AM | Add Comment

Hispanics abandon Arizona, fleeing economy, immigration law

Posted by kluciole at 6/11/2010 9:06 AM | Add Comment

Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic

Posted by kluciole at 6/10/2010 5:49 PM | Add Comment
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