Great Numbers Game Is Growing
A UPI dispatch notes Americans live amid a flood of numbers from Social Security to driver licenses and credit cards. It cites counts of SS cards at 143 million and drivers licenses at 89 million, and suggests most people carry 15 to 40 numbers in daily life. The piece argues Americans are the most numbered people and that organizations and policies add to the tally.
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Tile heist ends as tiles return to Denton sidewalk
Charles Thompson reported a missing fifty tile sidewalk in front of his Denton home. A tip led to a suspect, but the tiles were soon brought back and laid in place. The rest of the piece muses on society’s numeric culture and ends with a note about farmland and crop suitability.
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