Approximately 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo. In one Texas sports bar, however, some of those people may not be very welcomed. The Houston Chronicle reports that 27 year-old Erik Leighton, a chemical plant worker and Houston resident, was escorted out of a bar last Saturday because of his facial tattoos. Leighton and…
New York State families who enjoy having wild turkey as their Thanksgiving Day bird may not be able to gobble one up if the population continues to decline. The Southern Tier’s wild turkey population is in decline despite continued conservation efforts. The drop has been linked to a gradual decrease in habitat, an increase in…
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. announced today that they will be splitting the company into two separate businesses: one for flooring and one for ceilings. The separation will be completed early in 2016, and the new companies will be independent and publicly traded. Armstrong Chief Executive Officer Matthew J. Espe told BusinessWire.com,“This separation is a continuation…
Although the majority of Americans have turned their attention to the ever-expanding measles outbreak, residents in and around the Lake of the Ozarks still have another medical concern on their minds: the 2014-2015 influenza. When U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy visited the Ozarks recently to discuss the region’s most important healthcare concerns, he…
Despite controversy regarding oil and gas drilling, especially near populated areas, some companies are making an effort to recycle byproducts of the drilling process. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a public meeting to discuss one such proposal, which would allow Clean Earth Inc. to use treated natural gas drill cuttings (broken rock…
Currently, Vermont is one of 23 U.S. states that has made marijuana legal — but only for medical purposes.But with California and Washington state going an extra step by legalizing marijuana for recreational use as well, the debate over whether or not Vermont’s marijuana laws should have provisions for legal recreational use has gained momentum.According…
Many property owners like to get privacy fences, which can act as a barrier guarding against unwanted noise and unwanted visitors like animals. One Queens couple claims that this is why their apartment recently built a new fence. Except, it’s not raccoons and other pesky critters that are being kept out, it’s lower-income tenants. “We’re…
The Texas prison bus that crashed last week, killing two correctional officers and eight prisoners, was not equipped with passenger seat belts. The prison bus skidded off an icy Interstate near Penwell, slid down an embankment and collided with a freight train. The prisoners were handcuffed together but none of them had seat belts, and…
Women are most fertile between the ages of 20 and 24, but can still easily conceive throughout their 20’s. However, for 25-year-old Aisha Mukooza, pregnancy is simply out the question right now. “I can’t afford to get pregnant,” Mukooza said. Like many young women, Mukooza uses birth control in order to prevent pregnancy; however, she…
After three armed home invasions and a car theft, police in Greenfield, MN finally found and arrested the man responsible, who was hiding in a shed. According to NBC affiliate TMJ 4, the unidentified man first broke into a home in the 440 block of South 50th Street, threatened the homeowner with a gun, and…