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MUTCD – Interim Approval for Use of Clearview Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs (IA-5)—REINSTATEMENT – FHWA MUTCD

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MUTCD – Interim Approval for Use of Clearview Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs (IA-5)—REINSTATEMENT – FHWA MUTCD

The Trump Administration has reversed the Obama's administration to phase out use of Clearview font in favor of the traditional FHWA font. Now DOTs can choose between Clearview and the royalty free FHWA font. I expect with the modern sub versions of FHWA font including lower case characters most will stick with FHWA.

He’s making pollution worse | Grist

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We’re ignoring the biggest Pruitt scandal: He’s making pollution worse | Grist

We get all worked up about murder but not cardiac arrest and cancer caused primarily by a handful of the dirtiest of dirtiest power plants.

They estimate that 25 people die per year from cancer and cardiac arrest in Albany County alone from the emissions caused by energy generating facilities, mostly coal fired power plants lacking pollution control. If there was somebody out there shooting 25 random suburbanites on the street, there would be a swat team and hundreds of police officers investigating. But power plants pollution? Not newsworthy, even though hospitals are filled with victims harmed by electricity generation.

Guidelines Given for Suicide Coverage

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Guidelines Given for Suicide Coverage

Doesn't glorifying terrorism, murder and crime have the same impact as glorifying suicide? Maybe it should be made illegal for government employees like police to discuss non statistical information about crime and terrorism, to deprive the media of the resources they need to report on such stories.