surveys

Officials in the City of Rome are seeking the public's help to address the biggest needs in the community. A survey is available on the city's website for people to take so that their needs may be met. The job of any elected official is to work for the constituents and that seems to be what's happening here.

One of the most iconic buildings in Utica is the Uptown Theatre. This landmark has been closed since September of 2013 and now the owners have put the historic movie house up for sale. There is however a survey on Facebook that is asking people of Central New York what should be done with the Uptown.

Blake Shelton has been a Twitter fanatic the past few days promoting his latest single Neon Light. One of the funniest tweets I have seen so far was one Blake sent to Jerry Seinfeld.

It may be the most colorful time of the year in central New York, but if you suffer from fall allergies, it's not all that pleasant. Many people have the sneezes during autumn, and now there's a list of the 15 worst cities to live in if you have fall allergies.

We all have something in common (other than Big Frog 104)...we're all getting older. As some of us get older, many would like to be younger. So, what does America say is it's favorite age?

It used to be that women were considered the "meeker" sex. Those days have apparently gone the way of the telephone booth according to a new survey of road rage behaviors. Now, women and men both display some unseemly, if sometimes self-justifying, driving reactions. Some of the survey results are a little surprising, shocking even.

Who drinks the most beer? (Don't look at me). That's the question asked by the Beer Institute in a recent survey, and more specifically, which states consume the most brew. And the results may surprise you.

Most of us own a car. As for me, I just want one that's dependable. But many people treat their cars like members of the family. Here's more on the subject.

I don't know about your workplace, but at Big Frog 104, we drink coffee by the vat! Now, a new study suggests that drinking coffee containing caffeine could help women prevent depression.

November is "National Stress-Free Family Holiday Month". I guess every month has something. Unfortunately, much of that family stress is caused by the holidays.

When I'm driving, I don't use my cell phone, but many of you do (legally, of course with a hands-free device). And it's not just your imagination that the car ahead of you is moving slower when the driver is using a cell phone...it is!

All of us like to take a vacation and "Get out of Dodge", as the saying goes. Most of the Greg "Splashin'" McShea family vacations are spent right in the U.S.A (OK, we did visit the Canadian side of Niagara Falls once). But, if you could visit any other country than the U.S., where would you want to go?