Well, I have forced myself to do some major thinking and soul searching over the past month or so. Although I thought I was fully prepared to go back to school, the economy has proven me wrong. I decided to drop out of my Masters program and work as many jobs as I can to save my house. Read More »
Poison_Ivy's blog

Sex Trafficking in America
In the past ten years, the sexual slave trade has been picking up dramatically in popularity. “Importing” women and children from other countries for the purpose of sex has grown to become the third largest money-maker for organized crime, with an estimated 14,500-17,500 slaves being shipped into the United States each year (Hodge, 2008). Read More »

Jumping on the Teen Pregnancy Bandwagon
I know there have been quite a few recent posts about teen pregnancy, given the pregnancy pact at Gloucester High School where 17 girls have become pregnant. A couple of arguments exist as to whether anyone has the right to tell these teenagers whether or not they are ready to be mothers. Read More »

Cancer from Space
Cosmic rays originating from black holes may be an active participant in eliminating the human race. These ions, composed of protons, electrons, hydrogen, helium, and sometimes lithium, beryllium and boron, have been linked to the increase of cancer in the world. Dr. Read More »

Overdosing: Not Just for Addicts Anymore
Drug overdosing is the second leading cause of accidental deaths. If you haven’t already guessed, automobile accidents are the first. Unfortunately, not enough high school and college aged kids view this subject with the amount of severity it deserves. Between 1999 and 2004 the number of deaths caused by accidental overdose rose 62.5%. Read More »

Ending Oil Dependency
Instead of going to war over the world’s current oil crisis, Sweden has decided to be proactive and become an oil-free nation by the year 2020. 2020 is only twelve years away. You may think that it would be impossible to make an entire country independent of oil in a mere span of twelve years, but Sweden is dead set on working to meet this goal. Read More »

Commercials and Language
Having had the television on all weekend, I noticed that many commercials are now all in Spanish. I am watching basic cable here, not the Spanish speaking channels. From the images on the commercials I can understand what product they are advertising, but their presence as interruptions for all English programming is quite alarming. Read More »

Thank You, ProU!
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the members, volunteers, developers, and whoever else participates in keeping this site running. Read More »


