Thursday, April 10, 2008

Thursday's story ideas

More canceled flights. Are the safety regulations just a little bit much? Find an old maintenance guy and ask.

Hard times for charities. As money gets tight, people cut back on their benevolence. An interesting sidebar... people aren't checking off those "donation boxes" on their tax returns as much.

Private school enrollments are down. Yet another way to save cash... send the little darlings to public school. Which of course leads to... overcrowding at public schools.

Flu shots for next winter. Some states don't have enough in the budget to pay for the drugs.

Cases of mumps are on the rise. Apparently many countries don't vaccinate for it, so visitors and immigrants are transmitting it here.

Middle aged guys who eat more than seven eggs a week have a higher risk of early death. (He says, as he eats his oatmeal.)

You know that government program that pays farmers not to grow stuff? Well, looks like they can make even more money by actually using the land. Check out this article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/business/09conserve.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Migrant workers may be in short supply this year as the country cracks down on immigration.

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