Hot off the Press: This would never happen in LA (hint hint, people of Minnesota) edition

An NYT Green blog post about the rising acidity of the oceans: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/an-alert-on-ocean-acidity/?hp.

A well-written article about a town in Nebraska that, after having its highway traffic shifted to a newly built bypass, decided to announce itself to passing motorists so it would not be forgotten: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/08land.html?_r=1. Though I applaud the town's effort (four-lane bypasses have destroyed the hearts of small towns across the country), I think everyone can agree their sign is rural dull.

An NYT video about reporters in Juárez, Mexico, "the most dangerous beat": http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/12/07/world/americas/1248069290764/the-most-dangerous-beat-ju-rez-mexico.html

Economically and fiscally, Ireland is fucked according to this article: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,733522,00.html.