I love it when topics just land in my lap. It makes it so much easier to go through and research the topics. This one came to while reading a book, called Every Patient Tells a Story, by Lisa Sanders, MD. Dr.  Read More »

What would you do if your child went missing? How would you react if six years later, you receive a letter from your child’s killer containing excruciating details on how he cut your child’s little body into pieces and consumed it over a period of nine days? Or what would you do if a loved one’s skull contained a necrophile’s dinner?  Read More »

I recommend everyone in North America read this page produced by the Center for Disease Control. It contains important information regarding the flu virus we know commonly as the Swine Flu, and the more we know about it the more we can fight it.  Read More »

People often forget, either due to distractions, blinding cynicism or a lack of education, how unique this country really is. The United States of America is a nation forged and grounded in a rich tradition of protest and persistent refusal to accept the status quo.  Read More »

Norma LaVonne Smith is the editor of Hope, Change, and Obama: Notes on an Historic Election, a collection of essays written by the generation mostly responsible for the election of President Obama, high school and college aged students. (Full disclosure: an essay I authored is included).  Read More »

Intel and Facebook recently joined forces to roll out the Vote for a Cause competition. For those of you who have not heard of the competition yet, last month, Facebook users nominated non-profits that have a Facebook presence to compete for 50,000 in co-branded advertising courtesy of Intel.  Read More »

My friends, I apologize for taking an extended summer break, but now the wheels are turning once again, and I must say that never before have I felt this necessity to write for cause. We elected the progressive candidate, though not without a healthy degree of skepticism by many (including myself), and the calling for responsible and energetic citizenship has never been greater.  Read More »

I was reading the paper yesterday and found an article about blogging and free speech. It made some very good points. Journalists, it said, are instilled with a sense of how their writing will affect the world. They know not to publish something without sources (it might be wrong), without researching the facts behind their story.  Read More »