The costly epidemic of disability

For many Americans, collecting disability has become a career, said Michael Barone. Over the past 50 years, the number of people receiving benefits from the Social Security disability program created to help Americans who are too sick to work—has rocketed from 455,000 to 8.6 million. An incredible 5.6 percent of adults are now getting disability checks, with a cost to […]

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West Antarctic Ice Melt Affects Sea Level Rise

Aerial image showing a contrast of ice formations and dark water in Antarctica.

New research indicates that accelerating ice loss in vulnerable West Antarctic ice shelves is almost inevitable in the coming century as surrounding waters warm. This development could suggest that previous predictions of one to three feet of sea level rise by 2100 were too conservative. The study reveals that, irrespective of aggressive human efforts to reduce fossil fuel emissions and […]

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Fugitive Captured Thanks to Doughnut Contest

A North Carolina man who had spent nine months on the run from police was caught when he won a police sponsored doughnut eating contest. Bradley Hardison, 24, gobbled down eight doughnuts in two minutes at an event in Elizabeth City, NC. He defeated several locals, including police officers. Officer Max Robeson saw a report about the contest in a […]

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Poem – “ONLITTLE CAT FEET” (By Ray Gallucci)

  “ONLITTLE CAT FEET”*   Pussyfooting around the bush, Shoving not once beyond the push, Mincing words as semantic ploy’s Wanting hamburger, eating soy.   Rather than a direct approach, We have Casper who’s milking toast, So afraid to communicate What exactly we like or hate.   God forbid!  We might give offense! Tell the truth, with B.S. dispense! Step […]

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