If you’re among the almost 58 million people in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S., you may have seen the unmistakable haze caused by 416 Canadian wildfires. The smoky pollution has been detected in many states, provinces and cities in the region, leaving little doubt that the damage from wildfires is affecting huge swaths of people. […]
Author Archive | Carl
6/8/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Hazardous Haze, PGA/LIV Golf Deal, Juneteenth
01. Holy Smokes! What’s Going on With the Air? 02. Doctor Answers Your Air Quality Questions 03. The Saudi/PGA Deal Is Good for Golf 04. For Juneteenth: Black Soldiers in American History 05. Grammy-Nominated Hip-Hop Artist Yo-Yo 06. Better than BBQ Tools: Father’s Day Ideas Dad Will Love 07. Taking Fido on Your Trip? Tips […]
6/6/2023 RTIR Newsletter: The Problem With Golfing Execs, Deadly Black/White Swimming Disparity, What is Kratom?
01. What Brought Young Voters to the Polls in 2022? 02. For July 4th: WWII Homefront Heroes 03. The Deadly Black/White Swimming Disparity 04. The Problem with Executives Who Golf 05. Hulk Hogan Touts Health Benefits of CBD 06. Everything You Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence 07. How Workers Really Feel About ‘Woke’ […]
5/25/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Debt Ceiling, ‘Queen Charlotte,’ Do Books Make Kids Queer?
01. How a Debt Ceiling Default Could Affect You 02. What We Really Want From Local News 03. Can Books Make Kids Queer? 04. 5 Ways to Commemorate Memorial Day 05. A Historic Road Trip With 4 American Legends 06. ‘Scamanda’ – True Story of a Blogger’s Fake Cancer 07. The Dangerous Distortion of ‘Queen […]
5/23/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Memorial Day, Religion and the 2024 Election, A Grad Speech for Parents
01. Great Memorial Day Show: ‘Black Hawk Down’ Legend 02. Military Historian on WWII Heroes on the Homefront 03. The Changing Religious Landscape and the 2024 Election 04. How Gen Zs Are Different from Boomers, GenXers, and Millennials 05. An Epidemic of Spouse Killing: What’s Love Got to Do With it? 06. The Grad Speech […]
5/18/2023 RTIR Newsletter: ‘Woke’ Workplaces, Most-Banned Books, How to Raise Fearless Kids
01. There’s No Going Back: The New World of Artificial Intelligence 02. How Workers Really Feel About ‘Woke’ Workplaces 03. The Most-Banned Books in Schools This Year 04. CBD Products Are Everywhere, But Do They Work? 05. Under the Sea: Mysteries of the Octopus 06. The Amazing Healing Power of Pets 07. New Measures to […]
5/16/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Yelling Bosses, Crazy Courtroom Antics, Haircut Therapy
01. Domination: How the U.S. Achieved it and Who Wants It Now 02. How Congress Could Rein in the Supreme Court 03. It’s National Pet Month: Do a Show on Celebrity Pets 04. Therapist? 1 in 3 Prefer Their Hair Stylist 05. Is it Ever OK for a Boss to Yell? 06. How to Use […]
5/11/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Last-Minute Mother’s Day Ideas, the Mass Shooter/Military Connection, Mike Tyson’s Mother-in-Law
01. How the Federal Government Is Still Failing Border Kids 02. Clarence Thomas Is Running Out of Excuses 03. Mass Shooters Are Disproportionally Military Vets 04. How Did You Become a Mom? Why It Doesn’t Matter 05. Last-Minute, No- and Low-Cost Ways to Honor Mom 06. Could a Later School Start Help Teen Mental Health […]
5/9/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Bracing for Border Surge, Mother’s Day is the Worst, Our Royal Obsession
01. The Border Surge Is Biden’s to Solve 02. The Problem With Our Royal Obsession 03. ‘Scamanda’ – True Story of Blogger’s Fake Cancer 04. Friday Is Military Spouse Appreciation Day 05. Why Some People Hate Mother’s Day 06. Mother’s Day and the Stigma of Infertility 07. How to Celebrate Mother’s Day When Your Mom […]
5/4/2023 RTIR Newsletter: Star Wars Day, Cinco de Mayo, Can Secrets Make You Sick?
01. May the Fourth Be With You! 02. Why Cinco de Mayo Is a Very American Holiday 03. ¡Salud! Let’s Talk Tequila and Mezcal 04. Lights Out – Do It for the Birds 05. A Historic Road Trip with 4 American Legends 06. Why Aren’t Students Learning U.S. History? 07. Will the U.S. Lose its […]