Fresh Loaf

WE FIT: Atlanta’s the sixth-fittest city in the country, according to a report released Thursday.

TAXES TWO-STEP: City Council, worried about approving the mayor’s property-tax increase, may not adopt the budget by the June 30 deadline, a delay the mayor says could affect city services such as public safety and trash pickup.

TRIBAL STUDY: Researchers shoot aerial photos of an Amazonian tribe that hasn’t had contact with the outside world while the tribe aims arrows at their plane. Survival International says the group is one of about 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide.

INTERPOL: Posts red-flag alert online for Columbus, Ga., double murder suspect.

HUSBANDRY: Decatur woman is indicted for allegedly being married to six men simultaneously to help them become U.S. citizens.

BEAR KILLED: The menagerie that is I-75 — where a zebra and a pig were hit by cars in April — suffers another casualty, this time a bear that was hit and killed at I-75 and I-285 in Cobb.

GREASE DE RESISTANCE: Restaurants are beginning to lock up their grease barrels as gas-price-weary thieves have been stealing thousands of dollars worth.

FRAUGHT TRAINS: The nation’s rail network is creaking under the strain of added workload on aging infrastructure.

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The Associated Press reports that U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., have called for a hearing after a recent investigation by the news agency revealed that minute amounts of prescription medications — even after extensive treatment — were present in drinking water for nearly 41 million Americans, including Atlanta’s.

U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Penn., has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to organize a task force to study the findings and recommend legislation to Congress if necessary.

This comment in the AP report made me scratch my head:

EPA spokesman Timothy Lyons said the agency is “committed to keeping the nation’s water supply clean, safe and the best in the world. We encourage all Americans to be responsible when disposing of prescription drugs.”

I won’t get into the filthy details, Mr. Lyons, but I don’t think the reason we’re seeing little teensy bits of hormones in our tap water is because fed-up men and women are flushing their dosages down the toilet.

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From the New York Times:

The so-called sunshine vitamin is poised to become the nutrient of the decade, if a host of recent findings are to be believed. Vitamin D, an essential nutrient found in a limited number of foods, has long been renowned for its role in creating strong bones, which is why it is added to milk.

Listen up, rickets sufferers. Not only are your bones weak, you’re hopelessly out of fashion as well.

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