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There’s just something about a dollar. A buck. Greenback. Ace. Single. One-Spot. It’s both a symbol of frugality and a symbol of power. On the one hand, you’ve got the Dollar Menu, Family Dollar, Dollar General, Everything’s A Dollar. And on the other hand,…
Okay, I’m a 46 year old attorney who has reached some conclusions after twenty-two (22) years of representing individuals (and companies in my first four years). My views and opinions have changed over time, but after having three (3) children and experiencing life, some issues have…
There is a story at the DC Patient Advocate that a North Carolina hospital may have spread Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease: According to CNN, Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina may have used instruments contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease on at least 18 neurosurgi
In a five year period, Salt Lake City and surrounding Salt Lake County logged more than 1,000 auto-bike accidents. This, despite the fact that Salt Lake City is ranked as the 26th most bike friendly city in the nation. The majority of the 853 accidents…
The race for the United States Congress District 13 in Florida is heating up between Republican David Jolly and Democrat Alex Sink. The special election for this vacant seat will be held on March 11, 2013. Former Republican Congressman C.W. Bill Young who held…
Utah consistently ranks dead last among states when it comes to per pupil funding for public education. The Wasatch Front also consistently has some of the poorest, if not the poorest, air quality in the nation. Other areas of the state are not far behind.…
A special election will be held on March 11, 2014 for Florida’s 13th United States Congressional District. This district is in Pinellas County, Florida. This seat has been held since 1971 by Republican Bill Young who died in October, 2013 in office. Democrat Alex Sink…
The New York Times recently reported that the Federal Trade Commission charged four companies with deceptively marketing weight-loss products, asserting they made “unfounded promises” that consumers could shed pounds simply by using their food additives, skin creams and other dietary supplements. Th
When the Utah Department of Health launched its injury prevention programs 30 years ago, it was one of only five states to do so. The first program focused on school injuries, specifically figuring out when, where, how and why the who (children) are injured at…
The rippling impacts of the partial shutdown of the Federal Government spread far and wide; potentially to the dinner table of every American. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the website is only partially updated because of the shutdown) reported Tuesday that nearly a dozen food…
According to a report by NBC News, married cancer patients are 20 percent more likely survive. Specifically, married men had a 23 percent better survival rate than single men and 16 percent of women had a better survival rate than single women. The report is…
Regulators in Utah and California, facing a rash of severe injuries such as broken necks, shattered limbs, dislocated feet, and brain hemorrhaging, are considering regulating so called “jump parks,” otherwise known as indoor trampoline facilities. Injuries have resulted in several jumpers being para
