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Category: Society

  • What is man’s greatest achievement?

    With the 40th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission, CNN polled people from around the world and asked them the question, “What is man’s greatest achievement?” They got a surprising variety of answers to this question. While a few people did say the luna landing, this was usually not the answer. Here are some of…

  • Mississippi Most Obese State

    Mississippi has kept its U.S. heavyweight title for a fifth straight year, among both adults and children. The percentage of adults classified as obese went up in 23 states, but Mississippi, with 32.5 percent, stayed atop the latest annual rankings by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health. The same survey…

  • Top 10 US Hospitals

    America’s Best Hospitals # 1 Johns Hopkins Hospital # 2 Mayo Clinic # 3 Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center # 4 Cleveland Clinic # 5 Massachusetts General Hospital # 6 New York-Presbyterian Univ. Hosp. # 7 UCSF Medical Center # 8 Brigham and Women’s Hospital # 8 Duke University Medical Center # 10 Hosp. of…

  • 5 Things you need to know about Obama’s Public Health Insurance Option

    The choice of a public health insurance plan is crucial to real health care reform. But right now, it’s being smeared by conservatives and insurance-industry front groups. Here’s what you really need to know: 1. Choice, choice, choice. If the public health insurance option passes, Americans will be able to choose between their current insurance…

  • Welcome to Beirut

    Those of us who have children with special needs inevitably receive a copy of “Welcome to Holland” early on in our journey from some well-meaning person. I’m sure the vast majority of friends and family who read this blog know it well, so I’m not going to post it here, but here is a link…