One In 3 Ticks Carry Lyme Disease

American Voices

July 20, 2009 | ISSUE 45•30

A survey of deer ticks in Minnesota revealed that about a third of them carried Lyme disease. What do you think?

A more rapid industrialization of the Minnesota area would cut down on the woodland habitat the ticks need to survive."

Matt Bennett
Manager
Coagulated fish parts ought to cure the ailments of your body and soul."

Carol Bell
Laborer
How shameful. Ticks in China do not carry disease. Instead, they bring wealth and good fortune to all who are lucky enough to be chosen as hosts.”

Gordon Hall
Wise Secretary

Suspect Arrested In Etan Patz Case

05.24.12 | ISSUE 48•22

A suspect in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, the first missing child to be put on a milk carton, was taken into custody.
U.S. Census Overcounted By 36,000

05.24.12 | ISSUE 48•21

A survey revealed that the 2010 census counted an extra 36,000 people, or 0.01 percent, because of duplicate forms and deaths, which is down from the 0.49 percent overcount in the 2000 census.
Egypt Holds First Presidential Elections

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Fifteen months after Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak was deposed, Egyptians voted in their first-ever free presidential elections.
Catholic Orgs Sue Over Birth-Control Rule

05.23.12 | ISSUE 48•21

Several Catholic institutions, including Notre Dame, are suing the federal government over the Obama administration’s birth control funding mandate.
Posthumously-Conceived Children Get No Benefits

05.22.12 | ISSUE 48•21

The Supreme Court ruled that a set of twins conceived with frozen sperm through in vitro fertilization 18 months after the father's death are not eligible for Social Security survivor benefits.