West Virginia learns Finland's 'most honorable profession': Teacher

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/29/education.wv.finland/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

"When newly minted West Virginia Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Paine told parents, teachers and educators in 2005 that he wanted to use Finland as a model for their education system, he got a lot of blank stares: Finland? What, people asked, does West Virginia have to do with Finland?"

Water Issues

Desperate to drink, West Texas turns to wastewater
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/08/10/texas.desperate.to.drink/index.html?hpt=hp_bn1

China's growing water crisis
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/10/chinas-growing-water-crisis/?hpt=hp_bn2
http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/print/9684