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Hallmark holiday or not, Valentine’s Day carries joy, expectations, sadness, and more than its share of tired tropes for just about everyone. What, we…

The National Federation of the Blind estimates that today only one in 10 blind people can read Braille. That's down dramatically from the 1900s.

Braille Under Siege As Blind Turn To Smartphones

The nearly 200-year-old writing system may be meeting its match. Smartphones and screen-reading software are making Braille less and less necessary. Today, the National Federation for the Blind predicts that only one in 10 blind people can actually read it.

Examining the Link between Obesity and Mental Illness

In 2002, Ken Jue found himself going to funeral after funeral. But at the time Jue wasn’t sure what was killing so many of his mental health patients.Ten…

Love in a Conflict Zone, and Other Unusual Places

For Valentine's Day, we listen in on a few love stories from New Hampshire, stories about the many unusual places love can take us.Our stories come from…

Ed. Amendment May Falter in House

Every year Governor Lynch has been in office there’s talk that this is the year an education funding constitutional amendment finally passes.But amendment…

Hiking for the Cause

Opposition to the Northern Pass Project has inspired lawn signs, bumper stickers and even legislation. Avid hiker Larisa Dannis has taken her protest of…

Activists against same-sex marriage demonstrate at the New Hampshire Statehouse last week. A Republican state representative has introduced a bill that would repeal the law legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.

N.H. Lawmakers Consider Rolling Back Gay Marriage

Opponents of same-sex marriage believe that if a Democrat-dominated Statehouse could vote in gay marriage, a Republican-dominated one may be able to vote it out. A bill to repeal the law has the backing of some top leaders in the GOP-controlled Legislature, but rescinding rights is never easy.

Marc Jacobs' show was a "joyous celebration of eccentricity," says Sally Singer, editor at <i>T: The New York Times Style Magazine</i>. The set was "Dr. Seuss-meets-Marie Antoinette paper-cut fantasy," and the models were a cross between "Eliza Doolittle and Fagin's merry band." The music was from <i>Oliver!</i>

Fashion Week 2012: Coats Make A Comeback

Coats had fallen out of favor, but they're back — cozy yet chic as ever — on the New York runways. It's a shaky time for the fashion industry, and many designers have decided to "batten down the hatches and do the thing that they do best," says Sally Singer, editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

A banner hanging in the auditorium at Cranston High School West. After a federal judge ordered it removed, the school covered the banner with plywood and a school flag.

R.I. Student Draws Ire Over School Prayer Challenge

A student in Cranston, R.I., sued the city over a banner in the high school auditorium. She started receiving death threats after a federal judge ruled in her favor, ordering the banner removed. The school board is expected to decide Thursday whether to appeal the judge's ruling.

Latino Communities Hardest Hit by Air Pollution

EarthTalk® E - The Environmental MagazineDear EarthTalk: How is it that Latino communities are among those hardest hit by air pollution? -- Miguel…

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