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  • that every time I turn on the television, I’m faced with an endless stream of drug commercials! My goodness, if I took every drug that these commercials recommend, I would be swallowing pills all day long!

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.

  • Deadliest Animals

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    • One of Australia’s most deadly animals isn’t a crocodile or snake – it’s a jellyfish. Specifically, it’s the so-called Box Jellyfish, which lives in the ocean and often moves into shallow water to feed.

  • A look at the world in numbers

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    6.3 Million, the number of Americans that have been unemployed for six months or more, a record 5.6 Million, the number of jobs lost to automation in the U.

  • Toyota and the Pinto

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    Item #1: At this point in time everyone knows about the troubles of automaker Toyota. However, amid all the coverage this story has received one glaring aspect (at least to me) of this story has been completely overlooked.

  • Article posted Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:28am

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    Weekly Cross Country Ski Report brought to you by Door County Silent Sports Alliance.

  • The Year of the Tiger Travelling: Beyond China

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    “Wat walking” and sun seeking were my highest priorities as I landed in Bangkok. My adventurous spirit had finally gotten enough courage to make the solo trek from Xizhou, China to Bangkok, Thailand for my winter vacation.

  • News and Notes from the tip of the Door

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    Welcome to the Notes from the Grove, providing Liberty Grove residents and visitors tid bits of information about goings on in town government. • A winter “Listening Session” will take place on Wednesday, Feb.

  • Calorie Counting

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    6 Number of chips in a one-ounce serving of Tostitos Hint of Lime chips 2 Number of servings in a 14-ounce microwavable bowl of Healthy Choice soup 20 Percent increase in spending on lobbying by the 20 largest trade associations and companies in 2009, led by the U.

  • News and notes from the world of science

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    • In a recent Snippet it was noted that a virus called XMRV was implicated as a possible causal agent in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The study by an American lab reported that 67 percent of the CFS patients tested positive for the virus.

  • that government officials are considering placing a ban on the type of dog a person can own?

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.

  • Bernice and Sami

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    Meow! My name is Bernice. I am a gorgeous spayed calico/tabby female. I’m between 5 and 7 years old and have enough love to give to last a life time! I spend my days at the shelter talking with the staff, volunteers and guests that stop in.

  • Hibernation

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    Even though many mammals of this region disappear from sight for several months of winter they don’t hibernate any more than people who remain in their homes or, better still, travel to the South where the air is warm, birding is wonderful, sailing is great, golfing is good and the food delectable.

  • Article posted Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:12am

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    Weekly cross country ski report brought to you by the Door County Silent Sports Alliance.

  • Article posted Thursday, February 11, 2010 12:41pm

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    Weekly cross country ski report brought to you by the Door County Silent Sports Alliance.

  • Getting Educated

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    700 Number of rural counties that lost 10 percent or more of their population since 1980 60 Million, the number of Americans who live in small towns, or one in five 5 Percent of Americans who possessed a college education in 1940 51 Percent of women age 18 – 24 who had entered or completed […]

  • Rooting Against the Robot – Peyton Manning

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    Yup, I’m on the ‘Who Dat?’ bandwagon. It’s not so much that I’m a fan of the Saints – though they are likable. And I really don’t buy the “great football team saves a city” angle. That storyline serves

  • that a show like Man v. Food is so popular when so many people suffer from hunger and obesity?

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    “Why Is It…?” was designed by Dr. Steiner to address readers’ questions about human behavior from a social psychological perspective in order to inform and stimulate dialogue about the ways in which our thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people.

  • Snippets from Science

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    • After 25 years, the medical profession has begun to come to grips with a mysterious human malady that didn’t have a name until 1987. Characterized by fatigue, muscle aches, and lassitude, the condition was given the name “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome” (CFS).

  • Boulder City, the Ephraim of Nevada

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    Some of you may remember my reports last winter from the “so-called Sin City.” For a more forgiving winter biking climate, for more opportunities of winter employment, and for a whole new all-around experience, I moved to the desert city of Las Vegas.

  • The Human Genome Project

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    [Note: This week, as I busy myself with moving the bookstore, I offer a re-print of a column that was originally published in late February of 2001. Through the years this particular column has continued to receive comments – largely favorable – so I trust it will inform and amuse as I labor to get the store into its new location.