SKAGWAY, Alaska-The cruise ship industry has been good to Skagway, a southeastern community of approximately 900 people. Every year the vessels flock to the small gold rush town and inflate the population well beyond its winter-time numbers. Before the cruises start arriving, 2,000 cruise industry workers move back to Skagway for the season. Then, as […]
IOWA-After Herman Cain's exit from the public arena in the race to the presidency, the field has effectively been narrowed to two contenders. Barring any unforseens, the race will be between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Attempts to gain traction in the race have so far proved unsuccessful for hopefuls Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann.
Shocking news spread in August this year. Al Quaida, a terror organization, was reported to be producing bombs containing the poison ricin to attack shopping centers, airports, or train stations. Since the First World War, ricin has had a gruesome reputation as a bioweapon. It is one of the deadliest plant based poisons in the […]
There's an existential crisis that often happens at dinner tables across the country: why won't kids eat their vegetables? Research has found that one reason could be a sensitivity to bitterness, fairly common among children – about 70 percent have it.