Sightings
The Disappearing Funds for Reverse Mortgage Counseling
"Sec. 2245. Notwithstanding section 1101, the level for 'Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing Programs, Housing Counseling Assistance' shall be $0." This budget was zeroed-out as part of the FY 2011 Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 1473). more »
A Salon Health Hazard Alert: Hair Straightening Products and Formaldehyde
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a health hazard alert to salons nationwide about the risks that popular hair straightening products, including well-known Brazilian Blowout, pose to salon workers and customers. more »
When It comes to Speed Dating, Too Much Choice Is a Bad Thing
"Results showed that choosers made fewer proposals (positive dating decisions) at events in which the available dates showed greater variety across such attributes as age, height, occupation and education, and this effect was particularly strong when choosers were confronted with a larger number of opposite-sex speed daters" more »
Civil War at 150: Still Relevant, Still Divisive, Pew Reports
As the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War approaches, most Americans say the war between the North and South is still relevant to American politics and public life today. In a nation that has long endured deep racial divisions, the history of that era still elicits some strong reactions. more »
