By Sineah McGrady You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You […]
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Special Deliveries
By A.S. Kinsman There’s nothing peachy or vacation-like and relaxing about giving birth for these two women, Abigail Cain and Amy Anderson. When 22-year-old Abigail Cain told her husband it was time […]
Not Quite Ready Yet
By A.S. Kinsman It’s a situation not many of us can truly empathize with – at least not the living. It is a chilling thought to imagine pitching sixty feet over the […]
The Science Watchroom: Let’s Meditate on this
By Jason Glynn Once the realm as pseudoscience, meditation is now scientifically proven to have many benefits. I must confess, I am not much for organized religion, nor do I believe many […]
Tech Talk: How do you protect yourself from identity theft?
By Dawit Lemma The advancement of technology and our daily activities closely tied to it makes it harder to live without technology. On the other hand, technology makes the life of the […]
Tech Talk: iSTDs: Got Protection?
By Patrick Gildard Is your computer feeling a little funny in the boot sector? Are surprising things popping up in places you know they don’t belong? Has Mr. or Ms. PC been clicking […]
Reviewing Documentaries: Taking a New Look
By Krista Kelley-Krasnow With each new issue of the newspaper I go on this glorious hunt to find some mind blowing cerebral documentary to review. This got me thinking and asking myself, […]
Speaking Without Regard: Words that Carry Weight
By Richard Sawyer Words carry weight. A single word can sometimes do as much damage as a physical touch. We often tell someone to comfort them that they are just words, they […]
What are we thinking: Prostitution Legalized in Canada?
By Erik Squire Depending on your moral or religious beliefs, the idea of legalizing “sex work” may seem outrageous. However, there might be some sanity behind the Canadian Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling. […]
From Behind the Curtain
By Jason Glynn So how’d you like the new and improved paper? We are aware that the page numbers for the featured stories were not that accurate; we apologize for the mistake, […]
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