Quote of the day: “Everyone has a talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads” ~ Erica Jong

♦ Happy Earth Day! Be kind to our planet, it is our one and only home. ♦

Arts and Entertainment:

• “Lindsey Lohan reveals she had a miscarriage while filming her reality show”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/20/lindsay-lohan-reveals-she-had-a-miscarriage-while-filming-her-reality-show/

• “Renoir Shows His True Colors”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/science/renoir-shows-his-true-colors.html?ref=science

Local:

• “Dallas casting wide net with proposals to halt dumping of tires into Trinity River”

http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/as-dallas-spends-millions-to-fish-tires-out-of-the-trinity-proposals-to-make-dumping-just-a-little-harder.html/

• “Mark Cuban makes investment in Plano-based Ilumi on ‘Shark Tank’”

http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/mark-cuban-makes-investment-in-plano-based-ilumi-on-shark-tank.html/

• “West, Texas, fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 ‘preventable,’ safety board says”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/22/us/west-texas-fertilizer-plant-explosion-investigation/index.html

Political:

• “From Tex-Mex and pork rinds to fitness and veggies: A change in Obama White House”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-and-michelle-obamas-white-house-emphasizes-healthy-eating-and-exercise/2014/04/20/d8b160ce-c4ce-11e3-bcec-b71ee10e9bc3_story.html

Science:

• “Japan Plans to Resume Whaling Program, With Changes to Address Court Concerns”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/world/asia/japan-says-it-will-resume-whaling-off-antarctica.html?ref=science

• “U.N. Struggles to Stem Haiti Cholera Epidemic”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/world/americas/un-struggles-to-stem-haiti-cholera-epidemic.html?ref=science

Sports:

• “Knicks Fire Mike Woodson as Coach”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/sports/basketball/knicks-fire-mike-woodson-as-coach.html?ref=sports&_r=0

• “Back from back surgery, Tony Romo takes part in Cowboys OTA’s”

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/qb-tony-romo-takes-part-in-otas-with-rest-of-cowboys.html/

U.S.:

• “A year later, Boston Marathon runners race again”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/us/boston-marathon/index.html?hpt=us_c1

• “’Incredible’ – teen apparently survives flight to Hawaii in landing gear”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/us/hawaii-plane-stowaway/index.html?hpt=us_c2

World:

• “South Korean president: Actions of sunken ferry captain ‘akin to murder’”

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/world/asia/south-korea-ship-sinking/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

• “Gunmen Detain 3 Journalists in Eastern Ukraine”

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gunmen-detain-journalists-eastern-ukraine-23405900

• “Loch Ness Monster Reportings on the Rise After Sighting on Apple Maps”

http://abcnews.go.com/International/loch-ness-monster-report-rise-sighting-apple-maps/story?id=23394714