| Readers write: Prairie presence, and delayed adulthood Posted: 23 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Prairie presence, and delayed adulthood]( "Readers write: Prairie presence, and delayed adulthood") Regarding the Feb. 18 Points of Progress article, "Slow and steady, grassland grows": As a native of a prairie state – North Dakota – the article on grasslands expressing concern for their conservation evoked a "yes!" There are national grasslands established in North Dakota, and when I bought a 1/3-acre piece of odd land within Bismarck, I planned to find prairie grasses to plant around the house I would build. At first, children are sent out into the fields and factories as soon as they are physically able.
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| Global Newsstand: Put women at the negotiation table, and more Posted: 23 Mar 2019 03:00 AM PDT ![Global Newsstand: Put women at the negotiation table, and more]( "Global Newsstand: Put women at the negotiation table, and more") "March 8, International Women's Day – or 'Women's Combat Day', as many feminists call it in Germany – has just been declared a public holiday in Berlin," writes Hannah Neumann. "Awareness for discrimination and sexualised violence is rising.... At the same time, from Bilbao to Brussels to Berlin and Bucharest, women and their concerns remain grossly marginalised.... The EU urgently needs to get its equality homework done.... And this is not just about symbolic representation. "The late February air strikes by Indian fighter jets were meant to send a tough message to Pakistan...," writes Rupakjyoti Borah.
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