I’m not much of a bicyclist. But a lot of people in my neighborhood are. Every weekend I see a great many bicycles sporting trailers with one or more small child passengers. Today the U.S. Consumer…
Last month I blogged here and here about the massive recall by Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation of 36 million pounds of ground turkey potentially tainted with the deadly antibiotic-resistant…
National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina is Sept. 24 and everyone is invited to learn more about outdoor recreation, safety and conservation by attending one of seven fun,…
Any lawyer will tell you that eyewitness testimony can be unreliable. This fact is demonstrated by any number of studies on the subject. A friend and mentor once explained all this to me in…
Image: CDC I recently blogged about a new test to assess concussion in athletes. Most parents of school athletes, like me, are aware of the risk of concussion that our children face. However,…
Image: David Smith, Diamondduste/flickr As many as 3.8 million American athletes suffer concussions each year. Often, however, it is difficult to assess whether an athlete has received a…
Given the lingering economic malaise in the real estate market, living in a lower cost manufactured home may be a good alternative to trying to purchase a traditional home. Such homes may also be a…
When Hurricane Irene set its sights on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, Notre Dame researcher, Andrew Kennedy, set his sights on Irene. A researcher in the university’s Department of Civil…
The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920, after more than 40 years of attempts. On August 26, 1920, the amendment was proclaimed in Congress. I…
Forecasters are concerned that Hurricane Irene could present a hundred-year flooding event. For those of us in North Carolina, such dire warnings evoke the haunting memory of weeks of disastrous…
There may be a hidden thief waiting for you at the ATM. No, I don’t mean some burly thug in a balaclava – but watch out for those too. The crook I’m writing of, however, is a…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for residents in states that might be affected by Hurricane Irene to minimize the potential…
