Workplace stress causes about one million American employees to miss work every single day. To combat this, one school principal came up with an interesting idea to help her teachers release some stress. Kensington Parkwood Elementary School Principal Barbara Leiss decided to give teachers a chance to destroy old furniture behind the school. Unfortunately for […]
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Doubts Surfacing About the Price of Tesla’s New Solar Shingles
Just a few weeks ago, Elon Musk announcemed that his new solar shingles would cost “less than a normal roof before you even take the value of electricity into account.” While the announcement may have sounded appealing to many, news outlets are beginning to question Musk’s claim, explaining that what is “normal” for Musk may […]
Maryland Baby Receives Life-Saving Liver Transplant
Five-month-old Blake Thomas struggled with liver cancer and was likely going to die without a transplant. Luckily, he finally received a new liver. During what seemed like Blake’s darkest hours, a family came forward to help. The Clinton, MD infant is now recovering from the operation at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. Blake’s transplant surgeon said […]
Hospitals Among Most Likely Places for Employees to be Injured
Employees at state-run nursing homes and hospitals suffer from the highest rates of on-the-job injuries in the nation. The numbers are so high that they even surpass those of construction and policing, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Approximately 35% of on-the-job injuries are caused by machine accidents annually, but working in […]
New Prince George’s County Hospital Receives Green Light
After an earlier false start, a proposal to shut down the struggling Prince George’s Hospital Center in Cheverly and replace it with a new campus in Largo received a major boost. Emergency room visits now number approximately 110 million every year, and while Prince George’s current hospital is equipped with the second-largest trauma center in […]
New Maryland Urgent Care Center Offers Broader Spectrum of Clinical Services
The urgent care you once knew is changing in the United States. Now, many urgent care clinics are offering more services than ever with the opening of new facilities and expanding on existing ones. In Annapolis, MD, WTOP reports that Righttime Medical Care has opened its first new urgent care center in Charles County and […]
Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant Launches Fashion Line
The average American woman has 30 outfits, a dramatic increase from the average in 1950 of just nine. But women may now have to make more room in their closets, because a new fashion line just dropped, and not from any ordinary designer. Sergeant Candice Saxon can be found most days lacing up her boots […]
GM Proves Big Business Recycling Pays With $1 Billion Profit
One man’s trash really can be another man’s profit: General Motors made $1 billion in revenue from recycling. While the average individual produces four pounds of trash each day, GM recycled more than 2 million metric tons of waste materials last year. In addition to recycling such a massive amount, the company also converted around […]
Poodles Strutting Their Stuff This Weekend in Sailsbury
Poodles are associated with France, where there were 16.06 million international tourists in 2015. However, poodles are bringing visitors to the state of Maryland as well, with thousands of visitors flocking to see the 84th Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog Show.Sailsbury, MD, is gearing up for one of their biggest tourism events […]
Experts Reveal the Secrets to a Good Night’s Sleep
The American workweek is now an average of 47 hours. With more than eight hours of work a day, chores, exercise, and mealtimes, it seems like it would only be naturally to fall asleep as soon as you hit the pillow. Unfortunately, with 43% of Americans reporting they rarely get a good night’s sleep, this […]