Reading archive 2023-02-01

‘White Men’s Roads Through Black Men’s Homes’: Advancing Racial Equity Through Highway Reconstruction

How Interstate Highways Gutted Communities—and Reinforced Segregation: America's interstate highway system cut through the heart of dozens of urban neighborhoods.

How to do the laundry better, according to a TikTok cleaning queen: Ann Russell draws on nearly 20 years of cleaning experience to deliver no-nonsense housekeeping tips. We asked her 10 burning questions about laundry. - "Add half a mug of oxygen bleach powder (such as OxyClean) to a bucket of hot water, add your whites and stir with a wooden spoon — then put something heavy on top of the clothes inside the bucket, like a plate, to keep everything submerged for 24 hours. Finally, wash everything in the machine twice, without detergent: 'Usually, it comes out beautifully.'"

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL GROUP TO PAY RECORD FINE

When I was 15, a psychiatric hospital nearly ruined my life. This advice saved me.: By the time I left the hospital, I was the scattered wreckage of a teenager

Opinion  Industry’s last great electric-car skeptic accepts the inevitable

Which food is better for the planet? Salmon or cod? Pork of Beef? Rice or Potatoes?

Buried in a leaked membership list of Oath Keepers from Kansas, a chilling set of skills

Metro employee killed while trying to stop man shooting at D.C. commuters: A witness said the gunman muttered, ‘I’m the killmonger’ before entering the station and firing several shots - "One commuter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of his safety, said he was on the bus on his way to work when he saw a man pull a gun and put it to the head of another passenger. The armed man told the passenger, who seemed to be a stranger, to get off his cellphone. The passenger responded, 'Yes, sir,' the witness said. The gunman, he said, threatened to shoot the passenger." [ed. note: the hero we deserve?]

Fairfax launches plan to combat invasive spotted lanternfly in parks: Experts are focusing on getting rid of the insect’s favored host, the tree of heaven

An alleged $500 million Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.: In Las Vegas, a lawyer with huge gambling debts is accused of a financial fraud that left hundreds of victims in its wake

Calif. sinkhole swallows third car as drivers ignore ‘ROAD CLOSED’ sign