The anti-vaccine movement has now hit fever pitch and is encroaching on daily life in American culture. A whooping cough epidemic that swept through the U.S. not long ago was dubbed the worst in 70 years, according to the California Department of Health. San Diego was hardest hit with over 1,800 cases reported up to […]
The day in 2013 when Leon Panetta, the Secretary of Defense, and General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed the order to open combat arms positions to women, Stacy Jones and her associates celebrated. After years of protesting for women’s rights, sometimes in very hostile environments, Stacy would finally get to see her dreams of
I don’t mistrust sentiment and emotion, no. The question becomes, are you giving them something to make them a little happier, or are you putting in something that is inherently true to the material? Are people behaving the way we all really behave, or are they behaving the way we would like them to behave?
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On a blustery evening not long ago, I found myself witnessing one of the greatest nights of music I have heard in my forty years of playing and following R&B. This concert featured four of the most seasoned, savvy, and inspired vocalists, backed by a cracker-jack quartet, that this listener has ever been privileged to
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Situated 30 miles northeast of Mexico City lies the ancient holy city of Teotihuacan, one of the oldest acknowledged archaeological sites. Regarded as one of the first great cities in the Western Hemisphere, likely for its colossal size, Teotihuacan’s origins have always remained a mystery to archaeologists. The multi-ethnic commercial center housed a patchwork of
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The nonprofit organization CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) allows children who have been victims of abuse to have a voice in the court system through an advocate, and for good reason. The growing rates of child abuse and neglect in Colorado Springs is alarming. A few years ago, more than 12,500 calls were made to
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