Miscellaneous

• Good morning America! Do you want some justice today!

  Wayne Parsons | August 15, 2011 5:26 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  My favorite organizations are often so consumed with making ends meet that they can't do anything except survive. Nothing new. No new ideas. No new initiatives. I wonder if we can organize around...

• Saving face for Mitt Romney. Treat Corporations as People

  Gerry McGill | August 12, 2011 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  We probably should not get too upset about what is said at any State Fair gathering, including the Iowa State Fair, but poor Mitt Romney is catching flack for saying that Corporations are people. Of...

• Washington Parents are Standing Up Against Vaccines

  David Carney | August 12, 2011 2:28 PM | 14 CommentsCentral Pennsylvania, PA

  The epidemic in Washington is not an outbreak of any particular illness or disease, but an outbreak in parents becoming educated about the adverse events associated with vaccine administration....

• Is the United States Headed for a Double Dip Recession?

  Jay Fisher | August 12, 2011 12:46 PM | 2 CommentsVoices

  Three weeks ago you barely heard a whisper about the chance of the United States entering a double dip recession. The majority of economists felt that our economy was growing, albeit more slowly...

• Rip Currents Part II: Girl Risks Life to Save Drowning Boy

  David Mittleman | August 12, 2011 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Yesterday I wrote about the dangers of rip currents in Michigan. I also provided some important safety tips, including the risk of attempting to save someone from a rip current. Safety officials...

• Huge Swamp Fire to Degrade Air Quality Friday In Piedmont, Eastern NC

  Pierce Egerton | August 11, 2011 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Smoke from the Great Dismal Swamp fire should shift toward the south and southwest on Friday, degrading air quality across the northern Coastal Plain and northeastern Piedmont of North Carolina, air...

• But They Fixed It After I Fell!

  Mike Myers | August 11, 2011 7:20 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  A lot of clients provide us with before and after photographs. The story goes something like this: The first photo shows what the _________________ looked like before a I fell. My husband went...

• 2010 Amusment Ride Injury Numbers

  Jason Herrera | August 11, 2011 7:19 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Trying to locate amusement ride injury information is quite possibly one of the hardest things to do. I should know. By thinking outside of the box, I was able to track 838 amusement ride injuries...

• Car Dealership Leaves Customers Holding the Bag

  Beth Janicek | August 11, 2011 6:53 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Nearly 100 customers of the now closed Mission Chrysler Jeep Dodge are without tags for vehicles they recently purchased, according to the San Antonio Express News. The Texas Department of Motor...

• Why Do Medical Bills Matter So Much?

  Mike Myers | August 11, 2011 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  There are a lot of objective factors that go into computing damages. Time lost at work. A season's pass at Mt. Baker that couldn't be used. Damage to a vehicle. Medical expenses. But the main...