Chris Cunnyngham
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Like many urban rivers, the South Platte in Denver is not always easy to get to. City officials have done a fair job of creating walking and biking paths along the river’s shores but much of it is still insulated and encased with railroad tracks, freeway interchanges, and industrial buildings. And ... Read More
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The Denver Green School, classed as an Innovation Status school by the Denver Public School system, is trying out yet another innovation – growing their own food and serving it to students in their cafeteria. Like everything in education, it’s a bit more complicated than it seems. A ... Read More
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In my anticipation to get out of town everything seems to take a little longer. A woman snags the last open pump at the gas station. An empty bucket of roofing tar in the middle of the road that probably fell off someone's truck slows traffic. The red lights take a little bit longer. Everyone ... Read More
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Texas Governor Rick Perry's August 6th prayer rally, The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis, has already garnered criticism for being a Christians-only affair that blurred the line between church and state and featured speakers with extreme beliefs far outside of the mainstream. One ... Read More
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Yesterday, Republican politician, conservative advocate and definitely not-a-witch Christine O'Donnell "walked out" on an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan. She was there to promote her new book, Troublemaker, when she took umbrage with a rather routine question about gay marriage, cut the ... Read More
About Chris Cunnyngham
Chris Cunnyngham is a writer who spends a lot of time thinking about the strange, unusual, and just plain weird. He's appeared in a variety of odd locations, including NPR's On The Media, and writes the Esoterica blog here at Big Think.