Trade Schools Booming with Older Enrollees
Anita Ray has been styling hair for nearly a decade. Now, hard times are pushing her to put down the hair dryer and pick up a scalpel. She is studying to become a surgical technician at the Tennessee Technology Center here. “I love doing hair,” said Ray, 40, who is a mother of two. “But [...]
Public Loses Faith in Obama’s Economic Abilities
The public’s confidence in President Barack Obama’s ability to handle the economy is eroding amid concerns about higher federal spending and expanding government power, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds – a development that could complicate his efforts to push a health care plan through Congress in the next few weeks. In the survey, taken Friday [...]
Florida Millionaires Vanishing
Florida’s losing a population that was growing rapidly the past few years: Millionaires. The Tampa Bay area last year lost 51 percent of its residents with investible assets of $1 million or more, while Miami and Orlando both saw 42 percent of its millionaires fall below the magic mark as real estate and tourism tanked, [...]
Exposure to Common Pollutant Might Lower IQ
Fetal exposure to high levels of a common airborne pollutant compound seems to threaten the intellectual development of children, a new study suggests. The finding is based on the experience of black and Dominican-American families living in the New York City area. Specifically, it indicates that high prenatal exposure to these compounds — automobile exhaust [...]
Lt. Gov. Kottkamp Enters Race for Attorney General
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp made the following statement today regarding his political future: “After much consideration and consultation with my wife, Cyndie, I have today filed the appropriate paperwork with the state Division of Elections to begin my candidacy to be Florida’s next Attorney General. This is a decision we have made after much [...]
Joan Rivers Prepares to Get Roasted
Joan Rivers can dish it, but can she take it? “We’ll see on Aug. 9,” says Rivers with a laugh as karma comes knocking on her door for the “Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers.” “If you sign up for a roast, you’re going to be roasted,” she notes. “You’d be an idiot to think [...]
Apollo 11 Crew: Aim For Mars
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, the crew of that storied mission spoke of their great luck in being the first to go to the moon and lamented that the United States is not reaching out toward Mars. In a rare joint appearance, the members of the Apollo 11 [...]
Stacy Delivers the Scoop on All Things Hollywood
DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Lana Wood, the actress sister of the late Natalie Wood? Seems to have dropped from sight after writing her tacky tell-all book. — Daisy A., Canton, Ohio DEAR DAISY: Now 63, the one-time Bond girl and TV staple has been trying to get her acting career rolling again after having [...]
Megan Over Heartbreak Of Bret Michaels, But Still Sends A Zing
Show business survivor Cybill Shepherd is re-inventing herself again. “I’m thrilled to be the character actor,” declares the one-time screen siren and TV glamour girl. “I think you can get stuck in perceptions of how people think you should look. It’s much better to take the bigger challenge.” She looks like a different person — [...]
Socialist America Sinking
After half a century of fighting encroachments upon freedom in America, journalist Garet Garrett published “The People’s Pottage.” A year later, in 1954, he died. “The People’s Pottage” opens thus: “There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing [...]
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