Why Is Everybody Talking About Glenn Beck? Glenn Beck is a conservative talk radio show host, author and tv commentator on FoxNews. While Glenn Beck had been for years a solid second-tier radio personality in the tradition of Rush Limbaugh, with a show on CNN and Headline News and his nationally syndicated Glenn Beck Program on the radio waves, it was the move to Fox News and the airing of the
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What Is Acid Rain?
Friday, November 6th, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Acid Rain Basics Acid rain is a rainfall that is unnaturally acidic in nature, usually caused by the inclusion of nitric and sulfuric acids from the emissions of chemicals from industrial plants in the region. When nitrous oxides and sulfur oxide are pumped into the atmosphere, those chemical compounds react with oxygen and water in the air, creating clouds that contain nitric acid and sulfuric
What Is Minimum Wage?
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Minimum Wage Laws “Minimum wage” is the lowest minimum wage that an employer may pay to a worker in montly, daily and especially hourly wages. Theoretically, workers are not allowed to legally sell their services for less than the minimum wage, either. The idea behind a legal minimum wage is to establish a standard of living so that less skilled workers do not live in poverty in
3 Annoying News Stories That Just Won’t Die
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 - By Ask Deb
3 Annoying News Stories That Just Won’t Die Sometimes, web searches and Internet based news stories seem to be ganging up on me. Every day of the week I check Google’s web search statistics and hear my jaw hit the floor — “People are STILL searching for that?” Here are the three news stories that have been dogging me for the past few weeks. These stories just
Barney Frank Wants You to Smoke Marijuana
Monday, September 7th, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Barney Frank Wants You to Smoke Marijuana There are currently two pretty major pieces of legislation before the Federal government related to marijuana. From the political right comes a motion by an Illinois congressman named Mark Kirk. Kirk wants to make the sale of a particularly potent new strain of marijuana (known as “kush”) punishable by fines up to $1 million and a prison
Is the Economic Stimulus Package Helping the Economy?
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Is the economic stimulus package helping the economy? Just six months after Congress enacted the largest economic stimulus plan in history of the United States, analysts and government officials agree that the desperate measure seems to have contributed in a major way to what most economic brains are calling a “budding recovery”. Don’t pencil in Obama in 2012 just yet —
Who Will Host the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics? The 2016 Summer Olympics, known officially as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are in the planning stages. Many cities initially lined up to make a bid at hosting the games but only four remain. Initially, 26 cities expressed some kind of interest in playing host to the games. Below is a breakdown of some of those cities and how their bids fell
How Has the Health Care Debate Changed?
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 - By Ask Deb
How has the health care debate changed? I was in line for a flu shot this morning, after reading over the weekend about the possibility of the worst flu season in forty years, thinking about health care. I know I’m not the only one. You can’t turn on the news without getting slapped in the face by a pundit or a Senator with an opinion. It struck me, as the nurse slid the needle
How Is College Life Contributing to the Spread of Swine Flu?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 - By Ask Deb
How is college life contributing to the spread of swine flu? The H1N1 or “swine flu” has spread to hundreds of college students in the first few weeks of their new college life. Why is this happening? Apparently, doctors blame fraternity and sorority parties as well as sports practices and dorm living. In layman’s terms, college is making kids sick. This new evidence lends
Will the Swine Flu Vaccine Be Ready in Time?
Friday, August 28th, 2009 - By Ask Deb
Will the swine flu vaccine be ready in time? Amid reports that suggest that millions of Americans could be “hospitalized” in the coming flu season due to the convergence of swine flu and more traditional influenzas — some bad news. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, swine flu vaccine won’t be available to anyone in America until the middle (or