New study finds gun deaths may be significantly reduced by stricter gun control laws, but what is needed is more research From my column at Communities @ Washington Times This piece got over 50 comments when it was first published on the Times website. No matter what your position is, some people’s comments show that […]
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March
25
Santa Muerte: Unusual saint gaining popularity in Mexico and the US
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Originally the saint of drug traffickers and criminals, Santa Muerte is attracting a whole new class of converts From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March 04, 2013 – At a time when devotion to the Catholic Church is in decline, the cult of Santa Muerte, a Mexican folk saint, is flourishing […]
EcoScraps: New ideas in recycling
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A company changing the way we view trash and waste From my column at Communities in The Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 26, 2013 – Waste is rampant in our society. Americans produce over 200 million tons of trash every year- enough to fill a major league football stadium twice a day. According to some […]
March
12
Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease, study confirms
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Researchers in Spain find that a diet rich in olive oil and nuts and low in processed foods and red meat can reduce heart attacks and strokes From my column at Communities at The Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 28, 2013 – A new study released Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded […]
March
09
Hearing aids and health insurance: are you covered?
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Probably not. Most health insurance does not cover hearing aids- not even for children From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 27, 2013 – Even though as many as one in five Americans over the age of 12 suffers from some form of hearing loss in one or both ears, the […]
March
08
Widespread seafood fraud in the U.S.
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Oceana study finds up to 33% of seafood sold in the U.S. may be mislabeled From my column in the Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 23, 2013- Seafood has become an important part of the American diet. The American Heart Association (AHA) and the new Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. government both recommend two seafood […]
March
03
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood…Fred Rogers and how he changed TV
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From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 20, 2013 – Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered nationwide 45 years ago yesterday, on February 19, 1968. Even for a kid who grew up in South America, Mr. Rogers evokes memories of childhood, wholesomeness, and a time when everything seemed simpler. Despite the countless jokes […]
February
27
13,200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies destroyed: Food waste in America
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Wasted Girl Scout cookies are just the tip of the huge pile of wasted food in the U.S. From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 17, 2013 – A report of 13,200 boxes of Girl Scout cookies destroyed in a Riverside, California warehouse before being taken to a local landfill has […]
February
18
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s body to be exhumed amid allegations of murder
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A Chilean court orders exhumation on Neruda’s body to determine cause of 1973 death From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, February 14, 2013 – Last week a Chilean judge ordered the exhumation of Pablo Neruda to determine whether the Nobel Prize winning poet was poisoned. Author or Canto General and […]
February
16
Maggots, rodent hair and worse in your food
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FDA’s Defect Action Levels and what they mean to the consumer. From my column at Communities @ Washington Times Even though I like to think of myself as an adventurous diner, there are certain things that I refuse to eat- rat hair and cockroach feces spring to mind. No, this was not on an episode […]
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