To show our support for the thousands of victims of Katrina, the Mongers would like to encourage readers to make monetary contributions to any of the following organizations (FEMA and APHA have listed these organizations as needing cash…)
American Red Cross, 800-HELP-NOW (435-7669) English, 800-257-7575 Spanish
America’s Second Harvest, 800-344-8070
Adventist Community Services, 800-381-7171
Catholic Charities USA, 800-919-9338
Christian […]

The Trust for America’s Health released a report on obesity in the US last week. How’d we do? (Care to guess?) Forty-nine states posted increased rates of obesity. (Not as bad as I thought, actually.)
The one state that bucked the trend was Oregon. (It didn’t get better, mind you; it […]

Tuning into the radio one late night this week as I drove through D.C. I heard a re-boradcast of Newt Gingrich’s speech last week at the National Press Club about health care. I was surprised how much of his ranting I agreed with. He started out speaking to the urgent need to modernize […]

On September 13th at Boston University, Action Without Borders (idealist.org) will be holding a fair “to help people considering graduate education as a way to improve their skills and advance their careers.”
The event will give people the chance to meet with representatives from graduate programs and will also offer a set of workshops that will […]

An organic food scam hit the headlines this past weekend in Britain and made me think about the food that consumers choose to eat in this country. It seems that more and more British producers have jumped on the bandwagon and are meeting the ever-increasing demand for high-quality food that’s produced in a humane environment, […]