With the election of Donald Trump and the appointment of Betsy Devos as Secretary of Education, school choice activists are seeing a real opportunity for education reform for the first time in years. But while the federal conversation is largely focused on creating a school voucher program, there is another debate taking place at the […]
With all of our technological advancements, it’s no surprise that many people have abandoned snail mail for email. But the U.S. Postal Service has managed to combine tradition and tech in its newest postage stamp release, coming to a mailbox near you this June. While USPS hasn’t always tried to push the envelope with its […]
“New Approach Promotes Growth of Sound-Detecting Hair Cells,” Breaking News From M.I.T BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT This Ombudsman again thanks Jason Pontin, editor of the “MIT Technology Review,” for his permission to quote directly from his publication this time on the breakthrough discovery of a possible drug treatment for hearing loss. The breakthrough was announced earlier […]
More than half of millennials and 45% of baby boomers agree that cost is a barrier to leisure travel, but that doesn’t seem to be keeping people from taking trips. In fact, every year, the global hotel industry generates between $400 billion and $500 billion in revenue, with one-third of that coming from the U.S. […]
In an age where cable television providers are already competing against online streaming services, the competition just got a little more intense. In the last month alone, two major online streaming services, YouTube and Hulu, have announced cable television packages. Setting up a cable television package might be normal to many homeowners, but for the […]
Having an active lifestyle can be extremely fulfilling, but it may leave you with little time to yourself. Take retirees, for example. The average age of retirement is 63, but retirement by no means requires you to become a couch potato. If anything, it allows you even more time to go out and fill your […]