Being a photo person, I look for pictures rather than headlines that catch my attention. In this issue, that came on page A12, the National section. The picture was of a suburb covered by ominous teal clouds. Then I figured out that the picture didn't go with the story, only after I read the story...
Anyway, today's featured story, "Toxic Metals Tied to Work in Prisons" by Leslie Kaufman. A four year long process has concluded that inmates and employees at ten different federal prisons have been exposed to toxic metals due to recycling processes. The report said that this unexposed amount of toxic waste was shipped overseas to underdeveloped countries. Recent studies have shown that such disposal of toxic waste in developing countries can cause harm to the population by getting into their water supply.
I continued my kick on the National page to discover another interesting article directed toward college students. Apparently there's this malt drink that mixes caffeine and alcohol called 'Four Loko'. College and health officials have recently taken notice when many students have landed themselves in the hospital after drinking the large can. "This is one of the most dangerous new alcohol concoctions I have ever seen" said DR. Michael Reihart, an ER doctor.
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