Swine Flu Vaccine Delay Manageable
Health experts do not believe that the delay in receiving swine flu vaccine will thwart the U.S. government’s strategy to protect Americans against the newly circulating virus. But having only 45 million doses on hand by Oct. 15, rather than the originally anticipated 120 million doses, does throw a slight wrench into plans to vaccinate [...]
Are Candles Making Us Sick?
Paraffin wax candles, used mainly for romantic ambiance, fragrance and light, may also contribute to air pollution inside your home. The candles, which are made from petroleum, are a source of known human carcinogens and indoor pollution, researchers said in a study to be presented Wednesday at the American Chemical Society’s national meeting in Washington, [...]
Cash For Clunkers Ends Monday
WASHINGTON – There’s never been a better time to take $3,500 or $4,500 from the government for trading in your gas-guzzler. But come 8 p.m. Monday, time’s up. That’s when the Obama administration ends the Cash for Clunkers program to prevent car dealers and shoppers from claiming more than the $3 billion Congress approved. The [...]
Obama Family Retreats to Martha’s Vineyard
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. – When then-undercover couple Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal strolled holding hands and playing with her children on private Lucy Vincent Beach here the summer before last, Jeffrey Ross debated whether to snap a photo of the stars with his cellphone. “I could have sold it to the tabloids for hundreds of [...]
Health Debate Turns To Co-Ops
SEATTLE – After 30 years of punishing caseloads and never-ending stacks of paperwork, Harry Shriver was getting ready to hang up his doctor’s coat and retire when he tried something new. Shriver’s practice, part of a health care cooperative in Washington state, launched a program that allowed him to cut his appointments from 24 to [...]
This Is Why Favre Came Back
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. – New NFL city, same boyish Brett Favre. His love for playing football remains as persistent as the thick, gray stubble that lines his chin. Favre, who wore his ever-present, sweat-stained red baseball cap, cut-off T-shirt, shorts and sandals for his first public appearance as a Minnesota Viking during this week’s news [...]
A Deck Stacked with Race Cards
What if America transcended race, and Barack Obama wasn’t invited? The question comes to mind as cries of racism grow ever louder from Obama’s supporters. No one should be surprised. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, liberal Democrats have to accuse their opponents of racism. Indeed, somewhat to their credit, fighting racism — alas, even [...]
A Friend to the End
(As a tribute to the legendary Don Hewitt, the originator of “60 Minutes” and long-time CBS News producer/director, Tribune Media Services has decided to re-release a column I wrote 11 years ago. My former boss and a friend for more than 60 years, Hewitt, fighting to the end, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19.) Frank Sinatra [...]
NCCI Files for Lower Workers Comp Premiums
Workers compensation insurance rates would go down 6.8 percent under a proposed decrease filed Thursday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, which makes rate filings for the industry. NCCI cited two main factors in filing for the decrease: a drop in the frequency of workers comp claims and a continuing decrease in the average [...]
New Poll: Obama Popularity Falls to New Low in Florida
For the first time since he took office with the help of Florida’s 27 electoral votes, more Floridians disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance than approve, the second half of Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University’s latest poll showed Thursday. Forty-seven percent of the 1,136 Florida voters surveyed by the poll said they approved of Obama’s handling [...]
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