Happy Day After the Fourth of the July, Washington. We hope you managed to get some sleep last night despite the all-night fireworks marathons taking place in many city neighborhoods. Not that we’re complaining — since the view of the National Mall fireworks from the north was largely obstructed by a giant cloud of smoke, locals putting on their own displays pretty much saved Independence Day for many of us. There will be more…

It’s hardly a secret that the American people tend towards the larger side. It’s even less a secret that obesity correlates with poverty — the poorer the American, the more likely that they will eat unhealthy foods. And as the Washington Times reported yesterday, donations to local food banks seem not to be helping the problem any. The Times reported that local food banks and soup kitchens are increasingly dealing with donations of candy bars,…