Over 6,000 To Be Laid Off As Sears Closing Stores
After a 9th straight quarterly loss giant retailer, Sears, is planning on closing stores around the country. Hardly good news for the on-going recession. Hardest hit are the Pennsylvania, Michigan…
Professor Isaacson’s Views on Water Fluoridation & Association With Down’s Syndrome.
CREDIT TO DECLAN WAUGH, ENVIONMENTAL SCIENTIST THANKS TO PROF. ROBERT ISAACSON, PhD. Professor of Neurobehavioral Science at the State University of New York in Binghamton. Intro to Prof Isaacson His…
Why I Am Voting “No” to Measure F
OPINION PIECE BY MATT BIER I’m sorry but I strongly disagree with Supervisor Roger Gitlin and Aaron Funk. Here is why I am voting “NO” on Measure “F.” No new…
BREAKING NEWS: LA City Council Moves Towards GMO Ordinance Ban
BY DONNA WESTFALL In a 13-1 vote, the Los Angeles city council has decided to move forward and draft an ordinance prohibiting the sale and planting of genetically modified seeds,…
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
In today’s press release out of Sacramento, Gov. Brown announced the following appointment: Clark Ducart, 53, of Crescent City, has been appointed warden at Pelican Bay State Prison, where he…
Social Security To Increase 1.7% In January
BY DONNA WESTFALL More than one-fifth of the US population receives Social Security benefits. That includes seniors, disabled, Federal retirees and more. The annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) increased…
The Remarkable Olfactory Ensheathing Cells Transplant
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO BBC NEWS HEALTH Olfactory ensheating cells (OEC’s) are specialist cells that form part of the sense of smell. These olfactory bulbs are found in the…
Neil Young Opposes GMO Cotton
BY DONNA WESTFALL CREDIT TO “EAT LOCAL GROWN” AND MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO Can you pronounce any of these: acephate, dichloropropene, diuron, fluometuron, pendimethalin, tribufos, and trifluralin? Do you even know…
