Sightings
Stateline, Sales Tax Holidays: Easy to Sell But Hard to Justify
Sales tax holidays have been around since New York passed the first one 15 years ago. According to the Federation of Tax Administrators, states have found lots of excuses to declare the holidays. more »
FAQs for Seniors on Health Care Reform
A Harris poll entitled "Straight Talk" reveals that only 17% of seniors knew the correct answers to more than half the factual questions posed about these key aspects of new health reform law and only 9% knew the correct answers to at least two-thirds of the questions. more »
FDA Panel Wants Tougher Restrictions on Opioids; Painkiller abuse matches illegal drug abuse
An FDA advisory committee voted 25-10 to reject the agency's proposed plan to prevent inappropriate prescribing, misuse, and abuse of extended-release opioid painkillers, saying the plan lacks the teeth to stem the "public health crisis" of opioid addiction, overdose, and death.". more »
The Louvre's Breguet Exhibition and the Marie Antoinette
When you glimpse the production ledger, page recording the stages of manufacture of Breguet no. 160, the grand complication watch known as the “Marie-Antoinette”, the prices these collectible watches can command become understandable. more »
