This November, residents of Baltimore will be asked to vote on whether to establish a new trust fund that would provide affordable housing for some of the city’s lowest-income residents. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund proposal recently gained 18,100 signatures of preliminary support, well in excess of the 10,000 required to put the measure on…
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After 8 Years, The Flu Vaccine is Set to Get a Makeover This Year
A 2002 National Center for Education Statistics study found that approximately six percent of all schools surveyed had trash overflowing somewhere on school property. Given that the flu virus can survive on hard surfaces for up to 48 hours, this continues to be a concern for parents and students alike as flu season hurdles ever…
Ohio Town Uses Local Gardening to Help Rebuild Community
Community gardening is helping a struggling town in the Northeast rebuild. Hamilton, a 62,000-person town north of Cincinnati, saw a boom during the first half of the 20th Century, but after many factories were forced to close, the town went from prosperous to struggling. In 2014, the poverty rate in Hamilton was 22.5% and only…
New Hyperhidrosis Surgery Saves Cop’s Job
The 8 million Americans living with hyperhidrosis have to cope with excessive sweating that often interrupts their daily lives. In fact, those with hyperhidrosis sweat four to five times as much as the average person. For many people, including Officer Benjamin Hetrick, the symptoms go beyond just the physical. Hetrick explained that he would often…
Study Finds Link Between Chronic Sleep Issues and Disabilities Later in Life
A recent study has found that chronic sleep issues may be linked with a greater risk for disabilities later in life. According to the American Geriatrics Society, nearly one in five seniors has at least one impediment in performing daily tasks. Despite the fact that disability rates have been decreasing overall, the lifetime probability in…
Construction Industry to Make 21st Century Updates
The U.S. construction industry employs 7.8 million workers, but that number could drop with the addition of digital building initiatives. Companies are using 3D design, drone mapping, and robotic labor to expedite the rate of construction projects. While construction practices have not changed significantly in decades, and construction companies spend the third lowest amount of…
A Message For Brides Everywhere: Watch Out Or Your Dog May Steal the Show On Your Big Day
More than 3.5 trillion photos have been taken in the 186 years since the first photograph, but nothing compares to adorable puppies and weddings. What do you get when you mix the two? Pictures that are sure to tug on your heart strings. Kelly O’Connell and her black lab mix Charlie Bear have been inseparable…
CDC Eases Travel Advisory in Miami Neighborhoods, but Zika Zone Continues to Expand
There’s good and bad news for the people of Miami concerned about the Zika virus. While the Centers for Disease Control has officially lifted its travel advisory for pregnant women in the Wynwood neighborhood, the Zika zone in Miami Beach has expanded to include 4.5 miles of area known to harbor virus-carrying mosquitoes. Florida Governor…
Washington University Study Finds U.S. Spends More Than $1 Trillion On Incarceration
The cost of incarceration in the U.S. is now over $1 trillion, which is six percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). “The $80 billion spent annually on corrections is frequently cited as the cost of incarceration,” said Carrie Pettus-Davis, assistant professor at the Brown School, “but this figure considerably underestimates the true cost by…
Large Wind Farms Spreading Across the U.S. as Opposition Continues in Canada
In Canada, groups that strongly oppose the production of industrial wind farms are gaining momentum. According to the National Post, activists attempting to stop industrial wind farming believe they finally have the political backing from the Liberal government. These groups have been trying for more than a decade to stop these wind farms. “It looks…