Animal Magic coming to Midland

By Emma Johnson
for Midland Daily News, Verge
 24 June 2010: p.5.
http://www.ourmidland.com/verge/article_0d320db4-7fc1-11df-a36f-001cc4c002e0.html

Health care reform to have big impacts

By Emma Johnson
for Midland Daily News
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article_f950d4d1-9950-5d4e-8c73-868693d05244.html

BP Oil Spill Disaster

Here are links to stories and pictures taken of wildlife in the Gulf. BP bought advertising space and paid Google and Yahoo to make the BP website the first thing that comes up in searches (in the content area--not just ads).

This probably won't do much, but every little bit helps: If search engines' formulas to find the most pertinent information are partially based on how many pages link to them, then my hope is to increase the number of links and raise important articles to the top of searches. Instead of being directed to BP's new advertising campaign, I'd like to see news organizations at the top--and pictures and stories of what's really happening.

Photos by Charlie Riedel of AP; 2nd photo enhanced by Maddowblog
The MaddowBlog
8 pictures by Charlie Riedel of AP
YouTube video slideshow
The Huffington Post-Gulf Oil Spill
The New York Times 
The Daily KOS
NPR
Firedoglake
PBS-Live oil cam feed
The Washington Post-Eugene Robinson
The Daily Beast

Chefs gather at White House to spur healthy eating in schools

By Emma Johnson
for the Midland Daily News
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article_91c13d8d-db84-5020-955e-db252868266b.html

Local chef to be at White House Friday

By Emma Johnson
for the Midland Daily News
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article_3b837e68-5bc9-5f83-8c98-a1dd7e8618bb.html?mode=story

Mighty proud: Lashuay family has given 100 years service to U.S. Navy

By Emma C. Johnson
Midland Daily News, 31 May 2010