Today, the issue of wearing hijab is one of the hottest issues in most of the European countries of the world and is banned in France and many other European countries like Australia and also in some Muslim countries such as Turkey and Tunisia where hijab is ban in some government offices. Why this small piece of cloth which women use to cover their heads and shoulders creating too much conflicts between nations? Why other countries think to remove it and why it is important for Muslim women?...

In November of 96 I was working at a restaurant as a kitchen manager. One evening, one of the other employees brought in a potato gun. For those of you unfamiliar with this contraption, I will explain.

A potato gun typically consists of two pieces of PVC piping, a funnel piece, a cap, an ignition switch from a bar b que, and a screw. One piece of PVC pipe, the chamber, is about a foot long, and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. On one end is a cap that can be screwed on and off, the...

Today's local newspaper, carried a story that is very misleading about the cause of liver damage. If you read the story casually, you would think that liver damage is caused by health food supplements. But down in the middle of the long article you read this; "Most of the injuries are caused by prescription drugs, that are used to treat, cancer, diabetes and heart disease." Also a lot of liver damage is done by the high consumption of alcohol in our culture. The article never even mentioned...

Just wondering about the dating and singles in the Boise area...
Is it even possible to find dates at the age of 60? Been out of the dating scene for a while now, but it's gotta be better than south Florida!

There are 2 important things going on in our area right now regarding flood insurance:
1) obviously, is the impact of the Biggert Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012
2) flood maps are being revised and updated in both Manatee and Sarasota counties
Regarding the flood maps.

Both Manatee and Sarasota county have been doing watershed studies and updating their floodplain uplift maps, doing redeliniation of what is floodplain and what is not. Manatee county is...