Essentially, if you get a heavy metal stuck on DNA, you can get a mutation.

When the uranium mining boom crashed in the '80s, it really crashed and there wasn't much cleanup.

The health effects of uranium really haven't been studied since the Manhattan Project (the development of the atomic bomb in the early 1940s). But now there is more interest in the health effects of depleted uranium. People are asking questions now.

The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.

I continue to meet people who have had their Web pages hijacked, their browsers corrupted, in some cases, their children exposed to inappropriate material from these dangerous programs hidden in their family computers.

Although AmeriCorps is making a difference among its participants and the people they serve, we must address homelessness and the need for job training among our veterans.