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Imerialism and other insidious diseases

Columbus Day is right around the corner and I would imagine that the Native American is somewhat repulsed by the "holiday". The honoring of a white man who claimed to have discovered the land they had occupied for a very long time is comparable to celebrating Admissions Day in Hawaii.  Read More »

What is wrong with the police??

An editorial article from Chron.com states the fact that H.P.D’s crime lab has shown a weakness in investigation crimes. About 419 lab failures were exposed while the lab was being examined. The defaults were caused because “bodily fluids were analyzed incorrectly or simply not tested”.  Read More »

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Should social status influence who gets medical treatment? Why or why not?

The first question is how do you define social status? Is it defined by how much money you make and who you know, location, or is this defined by citizenship?  Read More »

Prostitution

Recently in the media, on the news and in newspapers particularly the
New York Times, our society has forced a man into resignation because
of his involvement in a sex ring. Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New
York between January 1, 2007 through March 12, 2008, was creatively
being escorted by a person of the opposite sex, the media perceived  Read More »

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You ARE What You EAT, Are You a Tortured Soul?

You ARE What You EAT, Are You a Tortured Soul?

Are we eating ourselves into a national health crisis? Why don’t we support local farms and community supported agriculture at a higher level? Would an increase in local farms help reduce the risks associated with large factory farms? What scares you more, the health risks associated with the factory farms (unhealthy/at-risk animals being slaughtered) OR the risk of animal cruelty (tortured soul)?  Read More »

Senate votes down proposal to stop wasteful spending

The AP reported this morning that the Senate voted down a proposal to stop wasteful spending for one year. The process of funding these types of projects, often called pork barrel spending, has long been an issue of contention. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) and Sen.  Read More »

Sometimes the world amazes me...

Okay so I read the news often and most times it is very similar in nature- health scare here, crime here, unfortunate school shooting there- but this time I can honestly say that I do not know what to do with this.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/09/kissing.minors.ap/index.html  Read More »

Darfur: The Holocaust of the 21st Century

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