When, And How, To Ask For A Second Medical Opinion
When faced with a major medical decision, it can be difficult for patients to determine when it's appropriate to seek a second opinion. Asking another doctor can help catch misdiagnoses or prevent unnecessary treatments, but they can also be a waste of time and resources.

Rants & Raves
Comments from readers:IF MCG AND AUGUSTA COLLEGE merge, does the college president get two free, taxpayer-funded personal home mansions with staff or does he scrimp by with only one free mansion with merged staff?THIS IS A RAVE to the HONEST Richmond County School District employee who found my lost multicolored gemstone bracelet in the restroom on the first floor of central office, on Dec. 6 ...

The Center for Public Integrity: 'Free-for-all' decimates fish stocks in the southern Pacific
By Mort Rosenblum and Mar Cabra, iWatch NewsTALCAHUANO, Chile -- Eric Pineda peered deep into the Achernar's hold at a measly 10 tons of...

Where have all the fish gone?
Australia leads in population protection, but stocks are down in the once-rich southern seas.

Calexico Unified School District's Similarities with Sweetwater
A tipster recently brought to the Reader ’s attention the fact that Calexico Unified School District is beginning to look like Sweetwater Union High School District.