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While I am not a citizen of America and I didn’t grow up here, I live here now and what I see frightens me for the future of society in this country on so many social levels. The verdict came down on the Trayvon Martin case last night after 18 hours of deliberation, I didn’t watch the case, I only …
In all the hurriedness of life this post got buried, but so did the story on the news. However it’s still interesting to talk about and so I am sharing this post with you anyway…..I think it’s still worth discussing. It’s an incredible story of survival and escape….
I swear it’s a world gone mad, in the last month this country has suffered enough tragedy to last a lifetime. The Newtown shooting is the biggest tragedy making international news, although the same week there was another mall shooting in Ohio.
Coming on the heels of the most horrific tragedy in America, perhaps more will be discussed about the sad state of the health care system in this country. Of course guns will be first and foremost in the conversation, as they should be, but there are always other pieces to the puzzle. When profit is put before the wellbeing of …
We weathered the Hurricane, we came through the other side safely, albiet a little unnerved. We retained power, although for about a 20 minute period the lights threatened to go out. It was our first experience and all things considered we are very lucky. This afternoon, because I couldn’t cope any more with the restlessness, we ventured out in the …
A recent article has piqued my attention and I want to make a comment. It’s a controversial topic but as an outsider, I have to ask…….. (DEEP BREATH) A 17 year old student at a university here in the US is trying to form a white student union. Now before you freak out and go all ‘this is racist’ on …
There has been a real buzz lately on the GMO issue. California is going for another controversial vote, this time forcing companies to label any product which has GMO ingredients in it. This is a very important issue simply because we, as consumers, have the right to know what we are buying and eating. You can’t make informed choices if …
