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Franklin has been active in First Amendment and freedom of information issues. He took the leading role in organizing the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors' first "Sunshine Sunday" public awareness campaign for open government in 2002. That effort was honored with the Society of Professional Journalists "Sunshine Award," and his efforts also were recognized by the First Amendment Foundation. That initial "Sunshine Sunday" effort in Florida has blossomed into a national public awareness campaign by the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Franklin has been a Pulitzer Prize jurist the past two years, and has judged several other national journalism contests. He also has lectured at the American Press Institute. Franklin holds a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, where he majored in journalism and political science.
Top Ten Archaeological Discoveries of 1999
The few but high-quality jade articles used as burial objects may symbolize another type of funeral of the Liangzhu Culture. The southern part of Jiangsu Province where Gaochengdun is located is a very important region on the Lake Taihu Culture rim. The discovery of the site shows that the position of the southern part of Jiangsu in the Liangzhu Culture cannot be neglected. It may represent another center similar to the important position of the Ningzhen and Shanghai Fuquanshan areas. 2. Relics at Wanfabozi of Tonghua, Jilin Province. The excavation covers an area of more than 6,000 square meters. The site has rich cultural accumulations, covering the period from the Neolithic Age to the Shang and Zhou, the periods of Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, the Western Han, the Wei and Jin and the Ming dynasties.
Melting ice gives D.M. water lousy flavor
Stubborn river ice has made conditions perfect for an annual rite of late winter in Des Moines: lousy tasting water.
Des Moines Water Works officials have been forced to pump more chlorine into tap water to counter high ammonia levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers, two major sources of drinking water. Randy Beavers, interim general manager of the utility, said the problem is the leaves and other plant material that decompose in the rivers when they are covered with ice. .
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