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Op-Ed: It’s Time to Fund Charter Schools Equally – Kenia Rivera
For more than five years, New York has shortchanged students in public charter schools. It’s time for this to change, so my daughter can finally get the equal funding she deserves. Getting my daughter Shaylee into a public charter school […]
Profile America: January Is National Oatmeal Month
January is National Oatmeal Month, recognizing the breakfast staple for its health characteristics – low fat, no sodium, and the ability to help lower the risk of heart disease.
Financial Focus: Powerball Jackpot Mania! A quick lesson on Taxes, Annuities & Gambling
The Powerball Jackpot: Lessons Learned by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA A Quick Lesson on Taxes, Annuities & Gambling Powerball is over! Thank god! Didn’t win, huh? Did you learn any personal finance lessons from this? After all, you did lose […]
Profile America: NYC Bans Women Smoking
NYC BANS WOMEN SMOKING Profile America — You may think the debate about smoking is fairly recent, but the more things change, the more they resemble 1908. On this date that year, the New York City council passed an ordinance […]
Profile America: Canning Process
Ezra Daggett and Thomas Kensett were granted a canning patent for the tin can. By 1820, the British Royal Navy was being supplied with canned foods.
Profile America: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day
Today is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, honoring his memory and life’s work, in a month that also sees the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
PROFILE AMERICA: Solar Power
The first house in America with solar powered heating and radiation cooling opened this week in 1955 in Tucson, Arizona.
Profile America: Prohibition Remembered
Uniquely, the 21st Amendment repeals the 18th, which launched the Prohibition Era this day in 1919.
WYSK: A Deal Is A Deal
What You Should Know By Senator Rev Rubén Díaz A Deal Is A Deal You should know that in this, my first What You Should Know column of 2016, I would like to talk to you about a donation and […]
Kidney Stones Are on the Rise Among Youth, Especially in Women and African-Americans
PHILADELPHIA /USNewswire/ — Kidney stones are increasing, particularly among adolescents, females, and African-Americans in the U.S., a striking change from the historic pattern in which middle-aged white men were at highest risk for the painful condition. “The emergence of kidney stones in […]
Profile America: TV Viewing From Open-Reel to Digital Recorders
HOME VIDEO Profile America — The contemporary habit of adjusting TV viewing to your own convenience got its sputtering start 50 years ago. The Sony Corporation began marketing its open-reel videotape recorder in 1966 to individual consumers. The black and […]
Profile America: Financial Wellness Month
FINANCIAL WELLNESS MONTH Profile America — January is Financial Wellness Month, appropriately timed to the confluence of New Year’s resolutions and holiday bills. It’s a time to set new goals for financial freedom and moderation in spending; for people to understand […]
Profile America: First Home Television Sets
FIRST HOME TV “SETS” Profile America — Couch potatoes can trace their roots to this date in 1928 when three experimental television sets were installed in private homes in Schenectady, New York. Not that there was much to see, the […]
Profile America: First College Protest
FIRST COLLEGE PROTEST Profile America — Tuesday, January 12 — Protests by college students in America have a long pedigree. In fact, this year marks the 250th anniversary of the first such action. In 1766, there were just seven colleges in […]
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