Author: Matt Dowd

The state of Connecticut needs money, and they’re looking to the vaping industry to fill in those funding gaps. On Monday, April 27, members of the finance & bonding committee in the state’s legislature heard testimony from vape shop owners and others who sell e-cigarettes and vaporizers, all of whom were opposed to a new […]

A federal judge recently made a landmark ruling that will significantly impact the way South Dakota state officials handle Native American child-custody cases. According to Indian Country Today, Chief United States District Judge Jeffrey Viken ruled that state officials violated numerous provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and violated Native American parents’ rights […]

Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary isn’t like most primary schools in the United States: located in Fort Worth, TX, the building is actually underground, leaving only cars, a community garden and playground equipment visible at its street-level doorway. Unfortunately, ever since the school was built in the early 1980s, it has suffered numerous maintenance problems, including leaks, […]

A TV station in Oklahoma is giving away a storm shelter in a new sweepstakes. This may seem like a strange prize to offer — until you consider the area’s meteorological history. KFOR-TV in Oklahoma city is holding a sweepstakes to give away a Thunderground Storm Shelter. While most sweepstakes ask audiences to submit a […]

The United States is in the throes of an obesity epidemic. Not only are more than two out of three adults considered overweight or obese, but according to the National Institute of Diabetics and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, more than one in 20 adults are extremely obese, and about one-third of adolescents ages six to […]