Morning Cram

Maybe he didn't really mean that content of their character part...

NPR reports the NAACP has endorsed same sex marriage to the chagrin of some of its members.

Take that mosquitoes.

NPR reports an Australian scientist is trying to defeat dengue fever by infecting mosquitoes. It takes a very small needle, and a very steady hand.

I'm not sure what the Pirate Party is...but I'm down. 

NPR reports on one of Germany's newest political parties. Tech-savy twenty-somethings have a fresh vision on democracy. 

"What do you need?"

NPR reports the Chinese artist Yang Weidong is travelling his country asking "what do you need?". The answer; freedom. 

Nothing says summertime like the smell of a campfire.

NPR reports on the science behind the three ingredients of the perfect summer campfire. 

Today on NPR: The actor, who's currently up for a Tony Award for the Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman, looks to be on the verge of stardom: In July, Andrew Garfield will play Peter Parker in one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, The Amazing Spider-Man.

State Legislation:

Today on NPR: A study found psychiatric patients waited an average of 11.5 hours in hospital emergency rooms before being treated or released. That's in part because many hospitals have decided it's not economically viable to keep psychiatric wards open.

Prairie State Politics:

"...might help you get through the world."

NPR reports the legendary flat-picking guitarist, banjoist, and vocalist Doc Watson has passed away at the age of 89. 

Kentucky ~ Residents to vote on Paducah-McCracken merger. Former soldier wants wife to face adultery charges.