Race Bias or Bad Behavior?(9/8) An Alabama public housing employee sought another promotion?her third?after 5 years on the job. When she didn?t get it, she began complaining of race discrimination, contending that Caucasian employees were treated better than she was. She escalated her complaints, and was finally fired in response.
Smoking Rate Stalls Says CDC?Can the PPACA Help Bring It Down?(9/8) In a new report, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that the smoking rate for adults in the United States has stalled at around 21 percent since 2005. Smoking causes almost 450,000 deaths each year in this country, as well as billions in healthcare costs generated by the habit.