Month: August 2015

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Monday, August 17 to deny Dish Network Corp., and two of its smaller partners, a small business auction discount worth $3.3 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, the FCC voted unanimously to refuse the discounts, citing that neither of Dish Network’s smaller partners could be considered […]

It’s a teenage rite of passage to have a phase that involves sleeping in until noon on the weekends and going to bed in the wee hours of the morning — and, of course, the accompanying “Why are you so lazy these days?” accusation from parents and teachers. It’s not really a surprise that this […]

Jump-starting kids’ academic careers seems to work, but at what cost? Research shows that kids who go to preschool do significantly better (about 21%) on math and reading tests in kindergarten than peers who do not attend. However, a new study has found that young students are perhaps being overworked. The new study, which was […]

Concerns for the homeless often address essentials like food and shelter, but other services, those that perhaps aren’t necessary to survive, but which do increase quality of life, often fall by the wayside. That’s something that the art project Beauty in Transition, a hair salon like no other, aims to change. The project coordinates volunteer […]

New regulations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning electronic cigarettes may do more harm than good. Some of the proposed changes — health advisory warning labels, e-liquid testing, and clearly labelled ingredients — are all positive things. But they come at a cost. Business owners estimate that testing batches of e-liquid in particular […]