If you've scrolled through your Facebook feed, you've undoubtedly seen posts about Brittany Maynard , the brave young women who ended her life last Saturday. The circumstances surrounding her death are devastating, and hav...
Humans of the earth: There have been some setbacks in our war against nature. While we have won some battles, like those against the passenger pigeon or the once mighty Tasmanian tiger , many more need to be&nb...
October was #NationalBullyingPreventionMonth. As the month wrapped up, it seemed the U.N. General Assembly wanted to send a message. In a vote of 188 to 2, the U.N. voted against the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba for the 22nd ...
On Election Night, Marylanders were treated to quite a shock. In a state where Democrats have long dominated politics, Republican businessman Larry Hogan exceeded all expectations by defeating Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown fo...
"I think I was sexually assaulted last night" "Well, did you test your drink ?" "Did you say 'stop'? Or encourage him ?" "I just don't think that's serious enough to be called "assault"..." When it comes to sexual assault ...
Obama and his administration have had to contend with quite a deal of disheartening news lately . So it's only natural that he would be eager to tout any step forward--on the domestic front, or abroad. Hence, his announcement th...
Across the United States, netw0rk-news writers are shoving reports of the 2014 US Midterm-Election results down ever-deeper into their "Old News" bins But the current Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY) , doesn't...
Diwali is over, Halloween and All Saint's Day passed, Guy Fawkes Day came and went.... That means it's almost Christmas, right? Actually, you're a little behind schedule. The Capitol Christmas Tree began its m...
When you think of the exploited, who comes to mind? A fast-food worker, maybe a person working in a clothing factory overseas? Most people would never think of the college athlete. There are the scholarships, personal trainers a...
So no Christmas this year? No Yom Kippur? Looks like it according to a local district's calendar. Recently in Montgomery County MD, the Board of Education decided to strip the yearly calendar of all holiday names. Students wil...
