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• According to tax records VP candidate Joseph Biden gave an average of $369 a year to charity over the last decade. Even if he were not a charitable person by nature or conviction you'd think that as a politician he'd be smart enough to know how such information would be perceived. Of course, we could give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he had enough other tax write-offs that he didn't need to claim more giving. That would be a charitable assumption. ~ link

• The humpback chub is making a come-back! ~ link

• David Neff compares the life story of Garrison Keillor with that of the late Robert Webber ~ link

• The Covenant Church Worship Connect blog has a new location ~ link

• Researchers at the University of New South Wales: The more bicycles on the road the fewer number of bike related accidents. Makes sense -- more bicycles means greater visibility and awareness of their presence. ~ link