Hundreds of locals, from all walks of life, turning out in full force for this week’s Bike to Work Day
 		  
 
Wednesday’s landmark Supreme Court ruling, 5-4, that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, paving the way for equal rights for all Americans regardless of who they love
 		  
 
Obama making good on his promise to address the effects of human-caused climate change with a plan to curb emissions from power plants and boost renewable energy and efficiency standards
 		  
The West Fork Fires eclipsing the size of 2002’s Missionary Ridge Fire by more than 10,000 acres thus far
 
 

News from the International Energy Agency this week that the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose 1.4 percent in 2012, to a record high of 31.6 billion tons
 

  
 
   
The nontriumphant return of Twinkies to store shelves, despite the fact that most Americans, even those with a nostalgic fondness for Hostess, could live just fine without them