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A NYC Sanitation plow seen on East 187th street in the Bronx. Photo courtesy of Gonzalo Duran.

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: January 22, 2016

by · January 22, 2016 · Photos

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 […]

by · January 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Op Ed
Profile America: January Is National Oatmeal Month

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

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 […]

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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 […]

by · January 21, 2016 · History, Profile America, Women

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.

by · January 19, 2016 · Profile America
Profile America: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day

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.

by · January 18, 2016 · History, Holidays, Profile America

PROFILE AMERICA: Solar Power

The first house in America with solar powered heating and radiation cooling opened this week in 1955 in Tucson, Arizona.

by · January 18, 2016 · Environment, Profile America
Profile America: Prohibition Remembered

Profile America: Prohibition Remembered

Uniquely, the 21st Amendment repeals the 18th, which launched the Prohibition Era this day in 1919.

by · January 16, 2016 · Profile America

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 […]

by · January 15, 2016 · What You Should Know
Kidney Stones Are on the Rise Among Youth, Especially in Women and African-Americans

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

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 […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Profile America
Profile America: Financial Wellness Month

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

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

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 […]

by · January 12, 2016 · Profile America