America's Most Literate Cities 2010

http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=8142

1. Washington, DC
2. Seattle, WA
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Pittsburgh, PA
6. San Francisco, CA
7. St. Paul, MN
8. Denver, CO
9. Portland, OR
10. St. Louis, MO
11. Cincinnati, OH
12. Boston, MA
13. Raleigh, NC
14. Cleveland, OH
15. New Orleans, LA
16. Columbus, OH
17. Kansas City, MO
18. Baltimore, MD
19. Tampa, FL
20. Lincoln, NE
21. Austin, TX
22. Nashville-Davidson, TN
23. Lexington-Fayette, KY
24. Tulsa, OK
25. Colorado Springs, CO

[Edited on January 14, 2011 at 9:11 PM. Reason : .]

1/14/2011 9:10:35 PM

well

1/14/2011 9:12:03 PM

In related news,

America's Most Ironically Hipster Cities 2010

http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=8142

1. Washington, DC
2. Seattle, WA
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Pittsburgh, PA
6. San Francisco, CA
7. St. Paul, MN
8. Denver, CO
9. Portland, OR
10. St. Louis, MO
11. Cincinnati, OH
12. Boston, MA
13. Raleigh, NC
14. Cleveland, OH
15. New Orleans, LA
16. Columbus, OH
17. Kansas City, MO
18. Baltimore, MD
19. Tampa, FL
20. Lincoln, NE
21. Austin, TX
22. Nashville-Davidson, TN
23. Lexington-Fayette, KY
24. Tulsa, OK
25. Colorado Springs, CO

1/14/2011 9:21:44 PM

It's all that fancy college edumacashun we got round these parts.

1/14/2011 11:35:44 PM

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"well"

I, too, was trolled.

1/15/2011 1:52:47 AM

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"It's all that fancy college edumacashun we got round these parts."

I, too, credit Shaw University

1/15/2011 1:55:38 AM

Charlotte & Greensboro PWNT, Stay home

1/15/2011 2:04:34 AM

ATL!

1/15/2011 2:29:37 AM

don't really agree with their methodology but whatever my hometown is the tits.

1/15/2011 2:59:23 AM

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"1. Washington, DC"

That's right, cunts

1/15/2011 3:22:58 AM

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"The overall rankings were determined by the rankings of each city in each of the six subcategories: bookstores, educational attainment, internet resources, library resources, newspaper circulation, and periodical publication."

I guess actual literacy rates among residents aren't relevant.

At least 30% of the D.C. population is functionally illiterate, including local government.

1/15/2011 4:39:33 AM

Wow, that's pathetic that Raleigh is one of the most Literate cities in the US. I tell you son, that demonstrates why nobody in this country can speak their own language. All these "we speak English hur" fools piss me off. They they trash foreigners for not being able to speak English well, when they can't speak it either, dumbasses.

[Edited on January 15, 2011 at 6:33 AM. Reason : T]

1/15/2011 6:32:40 AM

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"THEY THEY TRASH"

1/15/2011 7:08:20 AM

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"Wow, that's pathetic that Raleigh is one of the most Literate cities in the US. I tell you son, that demonstrates why nobody in this country can speak their own language. All these "we speak English hur" fools piss me off. They they trash foreigners for not being able to speak English well, when they can't speak it either, dumbasses."

you know that literacy and speaking a language are not the same thing, right?

1/15/2011 10:44:20 AM

It's all associated son, one comes with the other (Except in the most unusual of circumstances, perhaps). I simply stated that this demonstrates why people can't speak in their own language. If you can't read then you sure as hell can't write or speak properly either unless it's some kind of very rare circumstance, as I just mentioned. Am I perfect at any of this? No, I'm simply stating that people who make these idiotic statements about how foreigners need to learn to speak English often can't speak (Or write or read) it themselves.

^^ Yeah, the word they was repeated during the edit. You're perfectly aware that this was a simple editing error.

[Edited on January 15, 2011 at 11:10 AM. Reason : T]

1/15/2011 11:04:51 AM

WE MADE IT HAPPEN!!!

1/15/2011 11:08:35 AM

In addition to Raleigh being the most smartest at readings, we're also one of the most tolerantest too!

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-16/ranking-the-most-tolerant-and-least-tolerant-states/

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"As the country commemorates Martin Luther King Day and reflects on Tucson, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers to rank the tolerances of every state across America. How did yours stack up? In the four-plus decades since Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, America has surely moved closer to a country where people are judged more by content of their character than the color of their skin—or their gender, religion or sexual orientation. In honor of today’s national holiday, and mindful of the debate fostered by the massacre in Tucson nine days ago, The Daily Beast sought to examine which states are the most tolerant, devising a thorough point system that measures each state’s residents based on their actions and opinions, as well the scope of state laws guaranteeing equal rights and protections, which reflects the broader political will."

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"The Daily Beast's List of the 20 Most Tolerant States 1. Wisconsin 2. Maryland 3. Illinois 4. Pennsylvania 5. Hawaii 6. California 7. Minnesota 8. New Jersey 9. New Hampshire 10. New Mexico 11. Virginia 12. Iowa 13. North Carolina 14. Connecticut 15. Florida 16. Louisiana 17. New York 18. Massachusetts 19. West Virginia 20. Nevada "

We always seem to be number 13 though...

1/17/2011 10:26:29 PM

[old] but just so you guys dont go getting all high and mighty here is a little fact which NC is the shits.

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"North Carolina Reported Worst State in Country for Heart-Stress Death Rate Among Workers The North Carolina News & Observer reported on June 21, 2008, that North Carolina leads all 50 states when it comes to a scary statistic. The heart-stress death rate for workers in the state is 2.36 per 100,000. Even the second worst state, Florida, boasts a much healthier rate of 0.76 per 100,000."

http://www.brentadams.com/blog/north-carolina-reported-worst-state-in-country-for-heartstress-death-rate-among-workers.cfm

1/17/2011 10:31:18 PM

where the hell is detroit???

1/18/2011 9:54:11 AM

Michigan

1/18/2011 12:29:33 PM

you must be well read

1/18/2011 12:32:28 PM

the mitten thumb

1/18/2011 12:33:47 PM

john tedesco will have none of these shenanigans

1/18/2011 12:45:23 PM

now, how well do those cities write


Im sure I can bring Raleigh down a couple notches

1/18/2011 12:51:20 PM

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"Raleigh Reads Good!"

Raleigh also gays good! ... according to recent census data anyways:

According to recent census data:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/01/23/938123/raleigh-no3-in-gay-parents.html

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"Raleigh No. 3 in gay parents Raleigh is one of the highest-ranked metropolitan areas in the nation for gay parents. Nearly one-third of the same-sex couples who live here are raising children under the age of 18. The American Community Survey says Raleigh has the third-highest percentage of same-sex couples with kids among metro areas that have a population of more than 1 million."

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"Ian Palmquist, executive director of Equality North Carolina, a gay rights organization, was not surprised to hear Raleigh ranked so high. "Gay people from the more rural communities move to the Triangle because it is much more friendly and more supportive," he said. "We know there are many same-sex couples raising children in North Carolina.""

1/25/2011 12:04:25 AM

We also got that whole, you know, Most Educated, Most Wired, et cetera.

But that's only about a million other threads.

1/25/2011 1:40:41 AM