By 5 p.m. every Thursday you'll need to post to this blog your assessment of what were the top local, national and international stories of the last week. Submit them as a comment to this post, using your real name or your initials.
Here's an example:
Pakistan struggles to cope with record flooding
Millions of Pakistanis are fleeing their homes to escape the worst floods in 80 years. Caused by monsoon rains, the floods are estimated to affect about 20 million people in a country already heavily dependent on foreign aid. Link: http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/floods/2010_pakistan_floods/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=Pakistan%20floods&st=cse
New Orleans still trying to recover, five years after Katrina
Though some residents of the devastated city have gotten their lives back since the storm, many have yet to even return, and many more are worried that they are still underwater economically. Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/28/AR2010082803384.html?hpid=topnews
Rulings affect wolf and grizzly bear management in Montana
Federal Judge Don Molloy has decided that gray wolves will be placed back on the threatened species list, meaning they cannot be hunted, and that Montana biologists have no authority to manage grizzly bears in the Yellowstone ecosystem. Wildlife managers are appealing the wolf ruling and contemplating whether to appeal the grizzly bear decision. Link: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_8159f186-b313-11df-b8db-001cc4c002e0.html
Now it's your turn. Register to comment on this blog and post your top stories of the week by Thursday at 5 p.m.
