by Rachel Claytor | Nov 3, 2009 | Business & Tech, Science + Technology, Topics
WASHINGTON – Gene Otto and his wife, Judi, opened the San Francisco Street Bakery in Olympia, Wash. 20 years ago and have been baking fresh bread and pastries seven days a week ever since. But the past few years have been tough on the family-run operation. The...
by Kiran Sood | Nov 2, 2009 | Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Scientists and technology experts are the latest U.S. diplomatic weapon. At the National Science Foundation, for instance, science-related partnerships with foreign nations have yielded significant benefits, said Larry Weber, director of the Office...
by Rachel Claytor | Nov 2, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. College students across the country are seeking mental health treatment in record numbers. (Rachel Claytor/MNS) WASHINGTON –Campus therapists and psychologists report more students seeking treatment than ever before,...
by Kristian Weatherspoon | Oct 30, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. A new study finds health benefits in pumpkin skin. (Kristian Weatherspoon/MNS) Did you know that the total U.S. pumpkin production in 2008 in major pumpkin producing states was valued at $141 million? -or- The largest pumpkin...
by Markham Heid | Oct 28, 2009 | Science + Technology
Washington — The message was clear: Don’t bite the hand that feeds your constituents. Members of Business Roundtable, a consortium of high-profile corporate heavy hitters, held a teleconference Wednesday to denounce the public option and excoriate Senate...
by Kristian Weatherspoon | Oct 27, 2009 | Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Democratic Del. Donna Christensen’s office works to level the health care playing field and include the U.S. territories in current health care proposals.(Kristian Weatherspoon/MNS) WASHINGTON – As sweeping health...
