Anybody who plans on aging should be glad to hear that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced a $156 million effort to fight Alzheimer's disease, now known to inflict more than 5.3 million Americans. Read More...
So the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) took a look at the US Postal Service’s list of 3,600 post offices to be closed and its justification for the action, and marked it "Return to Sender."
Anybody who plans on aging should be glad to hear that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has just announced a $156 million effort to fight Alzheimer's disease, now known to inflict more than 5.3 million Americans. Read More...
To help implement President Obama's plan for an "America Built to Last," the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it will be doling out $826.5 million in federal grants this year to repair and upgrade public transit buses and facilities nationwide Read More...
With the Space Shuttle only a memory and manned flights to the moon, Mars or anywhere else grounded by the economy, NASA reports getting the second highest number of new astronaut applications in its 54-year history. Read More...
Believe it or not, there were lots of Americans who, during those days of zany "everybody qualifies" borrowing that caused the great recession, bought houses they actually could afford and made their mortgage payments even in the face of falling home values, pay cuts and layoffs without just walking away from their homes. Well, President Obama says the time has finally come for the government to help those "responsible" homeowners. Read More...
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