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It took eight years of pushing, but it looks like Pennsylvania lawmakers are finally getting the message from Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD).Back in 2008, the group began lobbying state legislators for a law requiring anyone convicted of drunken driving to use an ignition-interlock ...

Choosing better on the go

If there is one thing I have learned after over 30 years of studying health and nutrition in and out of school, it is that the field of human nutrition is just that: About humans.Humans are full of contradictions, addictions, errant assumptions, and traditions which are all either positively ...

The labor movement is committed to working women

Chrisanna Capshaw says sheÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ part of the Fight for $15 and wants a union to help her give a better life for her kids.Capshaw, who struggles to raise two young children on the $8 an hour she makes at a Subway in North Carolina, has joined with other fast food workers from Las Vegas to New York ...

Environmental benefits of fracking

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that the United States has reduced its carbon emissions by two percent from last year and over the last 14 years U.S. carbon emissions have been down by more than 10 percent. Moreover, as a nation, we’ve reduced our carbon emissions more than ...

Change needed

Believe it or not, the Republican Party significantly reformed its primary election system this year to avoid pitfalls that arose in 2012.It authorized fewer debates, altered some delegate rules and moved up the convention date. Now, with Donald Trump adding a few more cars last Tuesday to the ...

Backyard harvest of summer

If you are like me, you may also be a frustrated northern climate gardener. You save all your compost; you till or re-till your plot until its a magnificent fertile fluff; you diligently plant and label your rows; you faithfully pull weeds, and you keep the soil watered and nourished.You do all ...