Below The Fold: Getting Fired Up In Missouri And Dying To Visit Alaska

We've done it before, and we're doing it again -- PE takes a look at the stories across the country and the world that aren't getting mainstream play. Here's a look at what we noticed today.

The Christian Science Monitor is worth checking out today. The paper examines one element of the Katrina reconstruction story -- the growing debate over the role that Latino immigrant workers are expected to play in the effort. The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily suspended sanctioning those who hire workers who cannot prove citizenship, stirring debate about U.S. immigration policy. CSM also looks at a story out of Darfur: experts say that a spate of recent attacks might actually indicate signs of peace in the region. It's one more example of how infinitely complex this story continues to be.

Bloggers aren't just getting to the MSM, they're getting to governors, too, the Kansas City Star reports. Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt is engaged in an all out war of words with former Missouri Gov. Jean Carnahan's former chief of staff, Roy Temple, over his blog.

While everything else seems to be available online, all your medical records aren't ... yet. The federal government's charge to change that in the next 10 years is starting already in places like Sioux Falls, S.D., where the Argus Leader takes a look at the costs and the challenges.

Two papers are reporting some sorry news about education in America. In California, the Los Angeles Times' third most-emailed story today is a piece from Saturday that reported about 20% of the state's high school seniors have failed the state's graduation exam. And the Denver Post today reports on new Colorado Department of Education data that reveals an achievement gap throughout the state's school system between black and Latino students and their white and Asian classmates.

Surprisingly, there's at least one airline that is thriving, and the Atlanta Journal Constitution profiles it today. Run out of guesses? Hooters Air.

And, finally, in bizarre and somewhat morbid advertising campaign-related news, the Alaska Travel Industry Association has launched its "Alaska Before You Die" campaign to lure tourists to the state, reports the Associated Press. Apparently, the draw this year is not the wildlife or the Northern lights.