Charity: More United Way woes. (WCNC)
Immigration: Nashville voters defeat “English-only” referendum. (AP via Yahoo)
Cuba: Fidel Castro contemplates the end. (BBC)
Child abuse: A 23-year-old Raleigh woman has been charged with murder following the discovery of her 19-month-old son’s corpse. (News & Observer)
Pets: The latest salvo in the struggle between animal-welfare advocates and Petland. (Consumerist)
Civil Rights: De facto school segregation continues to increase. (Institute for Southern Studies)
Appearances: Chris Rock’s new documentary Good Hair. (Jezebel)
This article appears in Jan 20-27, 2009.
