About 800 doctors and medical workers donate their time inside LA's Memorial Arena for a once-a-year free health clinic organized by the non-profit CareNow.
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Feed SubscriptionCommemorative Calculus: How an Algorithm Helped Arrange the Names on the 9/11 Memorial
At first glance--and even after deep scrutiny--the names on a new memorial to those killed on September 11, 2001, seem randomly arrayed. The names are not arranged alphabetically nor, for the most part, are they presented in labeled groups. But the memorial's layout is anything but random
Read More »Genetically Modified Salmon Will Kill Regular Salmon
Escaped GM salmon could breed and pass on their genes in the wild--and those genes could cause weak salmon that eventually die off. The GM salmon companies say they have a solution to keep their fish sterile, but remember: Nature finds a way
Read More »Eagles keep Stricker in lead
PGT: Steve Stricker went from doing everything right to having everything go wrong Saturday at the Memorial. All that mattered was being atop the leaderboard by three shots going into the final round.
Read More »Stricker aces Memorial, takes lead
PGT: Steve Stricker had a hole-in-one on his 17th hole Friday in the Memorial to break out of a big pack and build a three-shot lead going into the weekend.
Read More »McIlroy ties for Memorial lead
Rory McIlroy ran off three straight birdies late in his round for a 6-under 66 to join Chris Riley in the lead after the first round of the Memorial on Thursday.
Read More »Donald gives Memorial another No. 1.
Jack Nicklaus played his last round in a major alongside a 27-year-old from England with a quiet demeanor and efficient game. He had no idea that Friday afternoon at St. Andrews that Luke Donald one day would be No
Read More »Woods’ race to catch Jack depends on wounded knee
Jack Nicklaus doesn't want Tiger Woods to break his record of 18 major championships.
Read More »Reinventing Memorial Day: Beyond The Mattress Blowout Sale
From the archive, we pose a question that's still as relevant as ever: Why has Memorial Day, like so many of our national holidays, been reduced to appliance sales, fast food specials, and vacation deals? With the recent near-collapse of our economy, the ways in which we understand and celebrate national holidays seem particularly challenged. This erosion of meaning is just one of many examples of the growing gap between the promise of America--freedom and opportunity through sacrifice and unity--and how people experience Brand America
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