eyeglasses News Archive

09-Jul-2007

 

  • Look closely, save money on glasses (Orlando Sentinel)
    Mass-produced eyeglasses cost about $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 MIT report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair. What are we paying for exactly? Some of the money goes toward eye exams, of course, but a significant portion can be seen as a convenience tax.


  • Getting new glasses at discount prices (Savannah Morning News)
    NEW YORK - Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 MIT report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair.


  • Ex-judge's appeal headed to high court (The Columbus Dispatch)
    How do you handle a former judge like Carole Squire?


  • Eyeglasses cost much less online (Honolulu Advertiser)
    NEW YORK ? Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair. What are we paying for exactly? Some of the money goes toward eye exams, of course, but a significant portion can be seen as a convenience tax.


  • Andover professor joins Volkswagen race across Africa (Eagle-Tribune Online)
    Dave Lewis is a Volkswagen guy. He also likes a good adventure. So the University of Massachusetts Lowell professor hopped in a 1960s-era VW Beetle with a teammate Saturday and began a 3,728-mile race across southern Africa.


  • Cooler weather expected after cold front passes tonight (Sheboygan Press)
    The mercury was rising on Sunday and some people headed to Lake Michigan to keep cool as temperatures reached a record high of 100 degrees in Sheboygan.


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