LIFE GOES ON: The Melancholy of Photographs
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, I was married for 60 years to the most wonderful man I’ve ever known. He was my best friend and we did everything together. He passed away suddenly 5 months ago and…
April 2011
Granny Snatching: Fight Brain Shrinkage With Oatmeal!
Have you had your oatmeal today? How about Cheerios? Did you eat any other breakfast cereal, especially those with high fiber content? If you are over 70 and the answer is no, you may want…
Masonicare Wallingford Pays Hefty Settlement
The Masonicare Health Center of Wallingford has agreed to pay a civil settlement of $447,776 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. In a press release,…
Sleepy’s Bedbug Investigation Closed By Conn Atty Gen Without Action
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his agency’s investigation into customer complaints that Sleepy’s, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, had sold them used mattresses and that some were infested by bedbugs. Responding to a…
LIFE GOES ON: How to Meditate
DEAR DOCTOR KATHLEEN, How do I meditate? I know it’s good for me but I have no method. Please help us all with the basics. YEARNING FOR INNER PEACE DEAR Y.F. I.P., CLOSE YOUR…
Bankers Trying To Further Delay Debit Card Fee Reduction Regulations
by Marian Wang (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) It’s April 21, and another Dodd-Frank deadline has come and gone. Today was the day the Fed’s regulations on debit card transaction fees, also known as interchange fees, were supposed…
Secrets To Living Longer: Sex, Chocolates, Red Wine, Worship
That is right. According to Steve Vernon of MoneyWatch.com, there a few things you can do to live longer and enjoy those years more. Three of them are having more sex, eating chocolate and drinking…
Granny Snatching: Where is Sgt. Preston? Dudley Do-Right is a Cartoon
Whatever happened to Sgt. Preston of the Yukon? Remember the Canadian law enforcement officer who fought against evil and injustice every week, his horse Rex and his faithful dog Yukon King at his side? For…
Stressed? Try One Of These 10 Little Stress Jobs
If your work has you stressed out you might want to check out this story on CNBC on the least stressful jobs. “If you feel overwhelmed by your job — you’re not alone. Job pressure…
F-150 Pickup Truck Recall Involving 1.2 Million With Potential Major Airbag Issue
Ford Motor and U.S. safety regulators are expanding the recall of the best selling truck in the U.S. and Canada, the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The recall was caused by a possible electrical issue that…
Genital Herpes Study: Can Be Transmitted Easily Even Without Outbreak
For the millions of Americans suffering from genital herpes, the latest study shows that not only do many people don’t know they have it, but its easy for even those to transmit it to their…
U.S. Health Care System Unprepared for Major Nuclear Emergency
By Sheri Fink, Special to ProPublica U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb”…
Charter Schools Outsource Education to Management Firms, With Mixed Results
Excerpt from Hope Academy Broadway Campus’s lawsuit against White Hat Management. Inset: Screenshot from a White Hat Management promotional video. by Sharona Coutts ProPublica, April 6, 2011, 10:09 a.m.Since 2008, an Ohio-based company, White Hat Management,…
5 Ways GE Plays the Tax Game
Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) A version of this story was co-publishedwith Fortune. General Electric’s tax department is famous for inventing ways to pay Uncle Sam less. So it should…
NYTimes Latest To Probe Better Business Bureau’s Shady Behavior & Incompetence
The prestigious New York Times has finally discovered that the Better Business Bureau may be more interested in making more money for its executives from business fees than protecting consumers. The influential publication has carried…