I heard a writing professor interviewed on the radio today who instructs his students to write stories that take place within five miles of their hometowns. He said the point of this exercise is to encourage his students to become attuned, in a deeper way, to the story and character of their locales. The same can be said with eating locally. Food, of course, is about…

It’s rough out there. That’s no joke. Between the economic decline and our country’s credit rating taking a nosedive, understandably we’ve all been feeling a little down in the dumps. Many of us had to shift our spending from “Whoa, I really gotta have that robot dog” to “Name brand ketchup!? Have you lost it, man?” So money’s tight and we…

It’s no secret that offices are powerhouses and can have an incredibly negative effect on the environment. The realms of wasted paper and abundance of computers that may not even be in use are wreaking havoc with the O-zone layer and contributing to climate change. Working from home is now becoming more popular than ever, due to the advances in…

A new study shows that the use of antibiotics in farm-raised poultry has led to higher instances of enterococci bacteria contamination than those raised with organic methods. Discontinuing antibiotic use in…

According to the Center for American Progress (CAP), the new debt ceiling deal may just lead to an imposed carbon tax in the near future. The reasoning behind the group’s presumption is mainly due to the fact that…