Baby Meerkats Beat The Odds

March 11, 2013 Subscribe · Forward PHOTOS: Baby Meerkats Beat The Odds Brace yourself for some meerkat adorableness courtesy of the Oakland Zoo. The zoo recently welcomed three baby meerkats to its mob. The cute pups, named Ayo, Rufaro and Nandi, are just six weeks old. Continue reading... TAKING BACK SUNDAY 'The Drug War Is An Abject Failure' PHOTOS: Shocking Anti-Islam Muni Ads Ignite Controversy Authorities Seize Dozens Of Chihuahuas From Two Santa Cruz Homes Almost Sold Out Already Man Crushed To Death In BART Elevator Adam Carolla's Shocking Racial Spar With Gavin Newsom What Nudity Ban? SF Finds A New Excuse To Strip Down Man Crushed To Death In BART Elevator Think You Have An STD? There's An App For That. JEFFREY PFEFFER Getting the Record Straight on Health Care Reform Many people criticize the Affordable Care Act with misleading and factually incorrect implications. But distortions, repeated often enough, too often come to be taken as truth. It's important, therefore, to be clear on the many virtues of ACA. Continue reading... ANNELI RUFUS What Makes Stickiness So Seductive? Presented with something sticky, our teeth and jaws tell us that this substance is highly concentrated, extremely dense: thus either delicious or nutritious or both. Continue reading... DON MCENHILL New Marine Sanctuary Success Depends on You As Californians, we are lucky to have four national marine sanctuaries in our backyards. But protecting the Cordell Banks, Gulf of Farallones, and all of our national marine sanctuaries requires going beyond the designated boundaries to address land-based threats. Continue reading... ROB WATSON A Gay Dad's Open Letter to Meg Whitman Following Her Marriage Equality Flip-Flop Though I'm glad about Whitman's flip-flop in favor of equality, as a gay dad, I have to reflect on the pain and damage inflicted by the "Yes on 8" campaign, something that I believe Ms. Whitman needs to know before she shakes this bit of dust from her feet. Continue reading... JASON ALDERMAN Prepare Now for Natural Disasters Once your physical safety has been assured, you'll inevitably need to access important financial and legal records. Taking these few steps now will make accessing such information much easier when the time comes. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.