Keyless car ignition systems have a nasty tendency to kill people when they accidentally leave the car running in their closed garages. There’s an easy, cheap fix, but car makers and the government are resisting. (Source: The New York Times)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: Sand and Smoke
Every year, the same question: Should smoking be banned on the beach? (Source: Jersey Journal)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: Channeling Your Inner Brat
A report indicates that life in some nursing homes and senior living facilities is like high school: Bullying, cliques, you know, the bad part. (Source: AP via KOIN-TV/Portland)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: They’re Out
A Little League has had to cancel games due to an umpire shortage. I’m surprised anyone would even think of umpiring these days. (Source: WFTS-TV/Tampa)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: Sneezy Does It
It’s a bad allergy season already. Like I have to tell you that. (Source: Philadelphia Inquirer)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: The Final Double Frontier
Two spaces after the period is better than one. It’s been proven. Science! (Source: Washington Post)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: Don’t Answer
You are not imagining things: Robocalls are way, way up. There is no solution. (Source: New York Times)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: Do You Know Who I Am?
What should you say to the cop when you get pulled over for a traffic stop? Here’s what NOT to say. (Source: Bergen Record)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: All Aboard the Hygiene Train
The board that governs the trains in the L.A. area is considering putting public showers for the homeless at train stations. The showers are sorely needed, but is a train station the best place for them? (Source: City News Service via San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
The Evening Bulletin with Perry Michael Simon: We’ve Begun Our Descent
A woman’s sudden illness necessitated an emergency landing, but the pilot didn’t make one. The woman died, her family’s suing, and it raises questions about what duty the airline has to you in a case like that. (Source: New York Times)