Thinkstock Do You Follow the Local News? — Survey of the Day
When you think about “the news” do you think of war, national unemployment figures and President Obama? Because in local news, there’s so much more, ranging from crime to weather to the latest on the school board.
Supermunch, Flickr Do You Cook at Home to Save Money? — Survey of the Day
One of the best ways to save money is cooking at home rather than dinning out.
In these times, are Americans choosing to do that?
Twitter Kid Gets In Trouble With School for Shaving Favorite NBA Player Into His Hair
There aren’t a lot of red-haired players in the NBA. That’s one of the reasons Patrick Gonzalez, who has red hair, is a fan of Matt Bonner, a ginger-headed back-up center for his hometown San Antonio Spurs.
So to pay homage to the sharp-shooting bigman, Gonzalez had a rather accurate image of his favorite player shaved into the back of his head.
Mani, Flickr Minorities Continue to Grow As They Pass Whites in US Births
In 2011, there were more racial or ethnic minorities born in the United States than white babies. This marks the first time in history that minorities make up the majority of births in the US.
YouTube 93-Year-Old Tao Porchon-Lynch Named World’s Oldest Yoga Teacher
It wasn’t that long ago that yoga was only thought to be practiced by Indian mystics. (Or perhaps little green Jedis.) But now it seems like everybody knows how to do the downward dog.
In fact, these days, even 93-year-olds are hitting the yoga mat.
Local 15 Heroic 12-Year-Old Rescues Younger Siblings from House Fire
When fire engulfed 12-year-old Justin Jackon’s Milton, FL, home on Sunday at 2AM, his mother was at work and his father was out of state. So if anyone was going to save his four younger siblings, it was going to have to be him.
Mario Tama, Getty Images Should Churches Be Involved in Politics? — Survey of the Day
The separation of church and state doesn’t mean religious leaders can’t express political opinions. And in the wake of President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage there has been talk that some houses of worship may encourage their flock not to vote for the president in 2012 to protest his reversal on the issue.
stringy, Flickr Sugar Is Making You Stupid
We all know that sugar can make you fat. But we eat it anyway because it’s really good.
So what if we were to tell you sugar can also make you dumb? Would you put down your Big Gulp and step away from your Snickers?
Justin Sullivan, Facebook Is Facebook Just a Fad? — Survey of the Day
Facebook is currently preparing for what is believed will be the biggest initial public offering ever for an Internet-based company. But while Wall Street sees a bright future for Mark Zuckerberg’s social network, a surprisingly high percentage of the American don’t see Facebook as a good bet.
Dyersburg State Gazzete College Sweethearts Marry After 60 Years Apart
Peggy Marie Pence Schuster and Henry O. Freund first felt a spark between them back in 1950 when the pair attended Southwestern of Memphis (now Rhodes College).
They exercised their young love by sitting next to each other in class and attending school events together. But like many college sweethearts, their romance didn’t make the jump into the real world. Soon after graduation, Marie married someone else, and Henry, who had joined the Air Force, did the same.
History Channel Mitchell Guist of ‘Swamp People’ Dies at 47
Mitchell Guist, who starred on the History Channel reality show ‘Swamp People,’ passed away on Monday while loading a boat on Louisiana’s Belle River.
Monika Graff, Getty Images Does America Benefit from Having a Rich Class? — Survey of the Day
After getting all sorts of attention in 2011, Occupy Wall Street has fizzled out. There may be insight into why movement’s message of the one percent versus the 99 percent didn’t win over more of the public in a new poll from Gallup.
