eyeglasses News Archive

19-Aug-2008

 

  • Assembly rejects Migden ban on bisphenol A (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
    SACRAMENTO -- California lawmakers Monday rejected restrictions on a chemical used in baby bottles and canned formula -- despite consumer safety concerns that have led retailers to remove products containing the chemical from their shelves.


  • Latest fashion trend for all to see (The Pantagraph)
    Patsy Webber has 11 pairs of eyeglasses, and expects to pick up a few more for good measure. Webber is part of a growing trend of consumers treating eyewear as a fashion statement.


  • Be Prepared (The St. Augustine Record)
    St. Johns County will get heavy rain and strong winds from Tropical Storm Fay, but it won't be enough to cause residents to evacuate, St. Johns County Emergency Operations Center said Monday.


  • Chief brings can-do spirit to agency (Honolulu Advertiser)
    Former attorney and Kaua'i housing administrator Chad Taniguchi took over as the head of the troubled Hawai'i Public Housing Authority after the job had been empty for nearly six months.


  • She gets eyeglasses to low-income people (The Florida Times-Union)
    YULEE - When Angel Van Zant heard about ChristWalk Church's mission to provide eyeglasses to low-income families in Nassau County and third-world countries, she jumped at the opportunity to help.


  • Vision-care provider VSP buys Marchon Eyewear (Newsday)
    The $735-million purchase yesterday of Melville-based Marchon Eyewear Inc. by VSP, the nation's largest provider of vision-care benefits, is a strategic move, designed to more efficiently match patients to eye-care products, said Al Berg, Marchon's president and chief executive.


  • Details on $1.5-M in donations to stay secret: Telegram, commissioner decline to file Supreme Court appeals (The Telegram)
    Information on who received donations from MHAs under their taxpayer-funded constituency allowances will remain secret, after the information commissioner and The Telegram each declined to file Supreme Court challenges against the House of Assembly.


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