by Elle Calderone | Jul 29, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – Summer is barbecue, festival and beach season, but that fun in the sun can have some consequences. According to the National Weather Service, heat is one of the leaders in weather-related deaths in the United States. “Heat impacts health more than any...
by Elle Calderone | Jul 28, 2014 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education honored two Maryland public schools Tuesday as Green Ribbon Schools for being leaders in sustainability and science education. “It’s a mechanism for recognizing high-performing schools and districts – and using their...
by Elle Calderone | Jul 28, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — When Marine Sgt. Deano Miller was preparing to return home from a deployment in Afghanistan, he desperately wanted to say goodbye to his best friend. He never got the chance. “They said they’d give us time to say goodbye,” Miller recalled. “They...
by Elle Calderone | Jul 16, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON — Rolling your eyes can be like rolling the dice. “I have seen decorative eyes before. I’ve actually seen ones that look like dice in the eyes. Actual rolling dice,” said Chris Wanamaker, president of the D.C. Anime Club in Washington. When you...
by Elle Calderone | Jul 2, 2014 | Health
WASHINGTON – Contraception, health-care coverage, abortion rights debates –the dominating issues in the women’s health debate in the United States also resonate internationally, especially in developing countries and areas with low resources. A U.S.-based group,...
