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A car to force new teenage drivers to turn the radio down, watch their speed and wear a seat belt?
Seems like something of the future, but Ford is planning to roll one out in 2010. Read more »
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That’s right. If you think I’m kidding, read that headline one more time.
Sad, but true.
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision that Daryl Fleck was guilty of driving while intoxicated after police found him sleeping in his car outside his apartment. Read more »
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This is a question I’ve been giving myself a lot of thought to.
Granted, a new vitamin shop opened a block from my house, which probably first spurred the attention, but there was also an article written by co-worker Joni Astrup that really got me thinking. Read more »
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Wow. Maybe I’m a mind reader. Or maybe I just have read enough news accounts to see how public policy starts to seep from one large metro area to the next.
In an earlier post here, I even started to wondering when Minnesota fast-food restaurants would be the target of mandatory calories posting and the ban of trans fat. Read more »
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So now Philly is also going to be cracking down on restaurant labeling too.
That’s because Philadelphia is joining the likes of New York City and California, and having a strict labeling law on all chain-restaurants menus because the city’s mayor, Michael Nutter signed the law into practice at the Center for Obesity Research Education at Temple University. Read more »
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Ha-ha. Get the headline pun?
Anyways. A fellow ECM writer alerted me to the fact that New York City Governor David Paterson has proposed an “obsesity” tax. Read more »
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More health stuff….It seems I’m not the only one all about the health and fitness craze this year. Nope. It’s popping up while I watch the morning news with my oatmeal. And now it’s coming up in newspapers too. Yet it’s not just the “working out is good for you” report, it’s the “here’s some cheap healthy gifts for the holidays.” Read more »
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Over the weekend, the Swiss decided to make a comprehensive legalized heroin project permanent.
The thinking is that instead of having drug addicts shoot up in the streets, let them go to a safe place where their doses are measured out, and a nurse is watching to make sure everything goes smoothly. Read more »
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According to a study released by researchers, including Shin-Yi Chou of Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and colleagues, a ban on fast food television advertisements would reduce the obesity rate among children.
Specifically, those between ages 3 and 11 by 18 percent, and those 12 to 18 by 14 percent.
And some researchers are now saying these findings have important implications toward regulating TV advertising. Read more »
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Looking back on topics that have more engaged readers, and coupling comments with my own personal interest, I’m thinking of making this blog a little more geared toward health and fitness.
This means anything that’s in the news, whether it be controversial or just informative, along with some personal rants of my own. I’m also going to be posting more frequently, so please check back a few times a week. And finally, even though it’s more a healthy lifestyle type blog, I will of course still comment on other topics happening, just not as frequently. Read more »
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Man oh man. Two days in a row of blogs directed toward U of M activities. They’ve just been raking in the coverage lately.
But I just couldn’t help myself when I saw the front page story about the U, or really Minnesota colleges in general, looking at putting a smoking ban on the entire campus. Read more »
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Look, we’ve all had that moment where we didn’t want to go to class, work, the dentist, etc. But faking a bomb threat to get out of it? That’s just ridiculous.
This morning, around 7 a.m., a U of M student told campus police she overheard three Somalian men talking about bombs being in two of the west bank buildings. Read more »
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Election day. An exciting day, yet for a reporter, a rather long and tiring one too. But luckily, I’m running on pure anxiety.
But that’s not what this is about (as I patiently sit waiting to hear the results for local and state races before calling both the winners and losers). No, this is about how awesome it is that Minnesotans (and US citizens all around) really got out this year and rocked the vote. Read more »
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I couldn’t be happier that today is Halloween. I’m wearing an orange shirt, I uncovered an old orange purse from the depths of my closet (I’m a mess, what can I say) and I’m looking forward to the candy I know I will for sure be eating later. Read more »
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Seriously, how could Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens not realize he was getting a deal on home improvements.
Looking at the photos, before and after, and tell me anyone would really believe all that could be done for so. Honestly. I went from a 1,200 square foot home to one encompassing 10 rooms and three baths. Read more »