Lloyd Peterson: (All About Jazz)
Our culture today appreciates art, but seems to have difficulty with creativity that is not easily explained, understood, or identifiable. Have we become a society without the patience to be challenged, open only to things that are easily accessible?

WASHINGTON Itch researchers scratch surface (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems -- itching -- an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment."Why we can't stop scratching remains a big puzzle for researchers," said Zhou-Feng Chen, a neuroscientist at Washington University, St. Louis.

The universal misery is still 'a big puzzle' for scientists (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems -- itching -- an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment.

Fayette County (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Modeling talent The following students at Images Model and Talent Agency placed in the International Modeling and Talent Association convention in New York City: . Nate Jones, 24, of Lexington was named third runner-up to Male Actor of the Year and finalist for Male Model of the Year. . Will Charles, 8, of Lancaster was named fourth runner-up to Male Child Actor of the Year.

Fossils Lend Clues to Alaska's Eurasian Roots (National Geographic)
The discovery of 420-million-year-old snail fossils adds to a growing body of evidence about Alaska's long-ago links to Eurasia