According to Health.com America’s top 10 Healthiest Grocery Stores are… 1. Whole Foods – 279 stores in 38 states and Washington, D.C. 2. Safeway – 1,700-plus stores nationwide 3. Harris Teeter – 176 stores in the Southeast 4. Trader Joe’s – 300-plus stores in 23 states and Washington, D.C. 5. Hannaford – 165-plus stores in […]
For Sale: One Kidney, Used But Not Abused
Does anybody out there need a kidney? Sure, it’s not a question you hear everyday, but apparently Iran has a few we could order up if you answered “yes” . What do you say? Iran is not usually a country we look to in order to draw ideas from, especially fiscally driven ones. But it […]
“Take Your Child To Work Day” gets a no go from Superintendent Haas
“Take Your child To Work Day”… seems like an easy concept. I can remember as a child I looked forward to the fact that my mom, a speech pathologist in the school system, would take my sisters and I to work on that special day. The whole day was so cool right down to eating […]
Broadcasting Crime: Should YouTube Be Held Responsible for Replaying Lawlessness?
We live in the world of 24/7, in your face, here-and-now media. And whilst I am the first to admit that I take full advantage of all news media being offered to me, ashamedly even Perez Hilton, I also think that there has to be a breaking point. There needs to be a line drawn […]
Billion Dollar Man David Craig Reduces Harford County’s FY 2009 Budget, but Includes a Hefty Employee Raise
County Executive David Craig announced his proposed Fiscal Year 2009 budget for Harford County last Thursday, March 27. With all the fanfare that went along with the proposed $34,184,425 decrease in budget, I couldn’t help but wonder what about the 9 percent total increase in salaries for eligible county employees. The 9 percent was broken […]
Are You Suffering From Smurf Syndrome? Take Dr. Dagger’s Medication Side Effect Quiz
You’ve seen it before. An elderly couple sitting on the beach, holding hands, gazing at the sunset, reveling in their restored health thanks to a few magic pills. The tone of the narrator changes as he starts rattling off side effects for the newest wonder drug at blazing speeds. “…can cause a very disfiguring blue-grey […]
