What's your favorite spot in Duluth?
The weather forecast for the entire week is perfect, with clear skies and an average of 80 degrees. What do you like to do in Duluth during the spring? Living in Gwinnett County, we're lucky to have a large number of parks and green spaces. Take our poll below and vote for your favorite picnic spot! You can also upload photos to this story.
A database released by the federal government shows shocking price discrepancies.
How can a medical procedure that costs $7,000 at one hospital cost nearly $100,000 at the hospital down the street? Because patients don't know what anyone charges for anything. That might change soon. The federal government has released a database laying out charges for common medical procedures at hospitals across the country, The Huffington Post reports. Officials said they released the data to make hospitals more intelligent competitors and patients better informed consumers. The results are vexing: What's your reaction to the variation in health care prices? Will this information change how you seek health care? What should be done to improve medical pricing? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Frenetic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel goes from mesmerizing to dizzying in under 30 minutes.
The premise, courtesy of the film's official website: “The Great Gatsby” follows Fitzgerald-like would-be writer Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and bootleg kings. Chasing his own American Dream, Nick lands next door to a mysterious, party-giving millionaire, Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy (Carey Mulligan), and her philandering, blue-blooded husband, Tom Buchanan (Joel Edgerton). It is thus that Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super-rich, their illusions, loves and deceits. As Nick bears witness, within and without the world he inhabits, he pens a tale of impossible …
A Generation Y publication calls out Abercombie & Fitch for eschewing plus sizes.
Even as one metro Atlanta mall hosted a casting call for plus size models last weekend, a popular retailer was discouraging larger women from dropping in. Elite Daily, "The Voice of Generation-Y," recently pointed out that mall staple Ambercrombie & Fitch doesn't carry XL or XXL sizes of women's clothing, stopping at size 10 for women's pants. Competitors such as H&M and American Eagle go much larger. The article points to a 2006 interview with CEO Mike Jeffries in Salon.com: Is it cool to just go after the "cool" kids? Does your pants size make you cool? What do you tell your children? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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4:20 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
In the spirit of truthfulness, FUBU was founded as a hat company in 1992. They later added a clothing line marketed to the hip-hop community. They reached their peak in the late 90's and by 2003 were out of the US and focused primarily in foreign markets. Great story of rags to riches for Daymon John who is now a billionaire. And seemingly a genuinely nice guy and shrewd businessman. more ›
The Google-owned video sharing site reportedly is planning to charge for some premium content. Will you pay to press play?
YouTube, the popular video sharing site that also is the world's second-leading search engine, reportedly is about to charge for some content. Mashable.com has reported that Google-owned YouTube this week will begin charging for "specialist" channels to help finance production of content such as television shows and films. The service will include up to 50 YouTube channels, and subscriptions will start as low a $1.99 per month, the Financial Times reported. A YouTube spokesperson told Mashable, "We have nothing to announce at this time, but we're looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our creators with another vehicle to generate revenue from …
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10:35 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
No, and we are hoping cable and dish television will go to a "buffet-style" so we can pick which channels we want to receive. Now, we receive far more than we care to watch - many are music, trash, or paid programming (which really irritates me). If they do that, though, they will probably charge a much higher per channell rate than they do now even. more ›
"It's hard to say," says author Peggy Drexler, "but our increasingly me-first world might have something to do with it."
Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday, but not every mom is pleased to carry the mantle. Some are even walking off the job. In an opinion piece on CNN.com, parenting author Peggy Drexler writes that "reports would seem to indicate that the number of moms who ... run away -- or at least walk away -- is increasing." Drexler cites an increase in the number of single fathers, and several anecdotal examples of mothers who simply took off: There's Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, who wrote in an essay for Salon.com that she realized, when her sons were 3 and 5 that she didn't want to be a full-time mother anymore. There are even support groups now for women who decide to leave their children. Why do some moms leave? Here's what Rizzuto says in the Salon …
11:43 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
My mother left when I was 10. I am truely grateful to my dad who stuck it out. It was hard especially for my brother but you know what I wouldnt change anything in my life due to her leaving because it made me stronger. My mother probably had mental problems or something because one thing I know to be true is shes an addict and just couldnt control herself. But see my mother is, I do not want to … more ›
The suicide rate for people aged 35 to 64 increased 30 percent from 1999 to 2010, the New York Times reports.
Are Americans in the middle of their lives being stretched to the breaking point? The first decade of this century witnessed a dramatic rise in suicides among middle-aged people, The New York Times reports. The increase, about 30 percent among 35- to 64-year olds, has raised the question of whether "a generation of baby boomers who have faced years of economic worry and easy access to prescription painkillers may be particularly vulnerable to self-inflicted harm," according to the Times. The paper cites a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who says the financial and family situations of baby boomers might be creating unique stresses, such as taking care both of their aging parents and their young adult children. The …
2:47 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
@Robbi McCaig Eight Good Reasons for Governor Deal and the Republican legislature to Change Mind on expanding Medicaid 1. Cost each Georgia family $1200.00 in higher insurance premiums for the cost of paying for the uninsured by failing to act 2 Creation of about 70,000 jobs will be lost 3. Potential lose of Doctors in Georgia as they move to other states 4. 650,000 poor Georgians may not have … more ›
Lead the discussion as a blogger for Duluth Patch.
Duluth Patch has many inspirational, funny and interesting bloggers. For example, Duluth resident Russell Kanorr shares his passion for running, along with his thoughts following the Boston Marathon bombing. You don't have to write much, and you don't have to write perfectly. Just tell us what's on your mind. It's free. It's simple. It's fun! Environmental issues, health and fitness, high school extracurricular activities, running a business, using social media, answering tech questions — even displaying your photos — the list of topics for a blog is virtually limitless. And, if you're a photographer, you can post photo galleries and increase the amount of people who see your work! So in the interest of pulling in some more voices, here's…
A Kentucky boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death with a gun he got for his birthday.
Two-year-old Caroline Sparks loved playing outside, singing, and her 5-year-old brother, who accidentally shot her to death last week with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday. CNN reports the children's mother had stepped outside for just a few minutes when the accident occurred. It was the third time in about a month that someone was shot to death by a child under 6. The boy's gun was a Crickett rifle marketed specifically for young children as "my first rifle," the CNN story said. The gun stocks come in colors such as pink and blue. Officials in Kentucky noted that gun ownership among young children is common in the area. “It’s a normal way of life, and it’s not just rural Kentucky, it’s rural America – hunting and shooting and…
10:36 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
Logan,I have two questions: Why did you shoot your brother 7 times (I am thinking it possible your brother needed shooting)? Why did your dad wait until 5 years after that to send you to an NRA Safe Hunter Class? Just hafta ask, thanks. more ›
How do you travel from point A to B? Show us your favorite mode of transportation.
Whether you go by car, bike, truck or motorcycle, we'd like to see photos of your ride. Just click on the "Upload photos and videos" button to add your images to our gallery.
3:16 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
I ride 18 miles round trip from E. Jones Bridge up to Alpharetta (Old Milton). Love the Peachtree Parkway bike path. more ›
Ralph Stepp
11:40 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mr Jones, either you are stupid or guilty of blind support of Obama's Communist policies of big Government being the source of taking care of everyone or perhaps you are sincerely lacking in knowledge of truthful facts coming our hourly regarding world facts. 1. Snowbirds wait until they come to the US for treatments because "it takes too long" or "it is not available through the system in a … more ›