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Final Frontier
Leonard Nimoy died Friday at the age of 83. The long-time entertainer was best known for his acting, particularly for playing the part of Spock in the hugely popular Star Trek franchise. The cerebral and stoic Spock became one of … Continue reading
Properly Labeled
A recent study suggests that many supplements supposedly containing herbs or other ingredients that allegedly promote health and well-being actually contain little or none of these ingredients. It seems that many of these products are little more than cheap fillers … Continue reading
Protection
Maxey Flats is a site in Kentucky where low-level nuclear waste was dumped between 1962 and 1977. The site contains about 4.7 million cubic feet of low-level waste. Some of that waste began leaking out in the 1970s, which caused … Continue reading
On Second Thought…
Harvard professors have often advised presidents and Congress on crafting laws concerning health care. Now, many of the Harvard faculty are upset that the university has recently made some changes that will require their employees to pay more for their … Continue reading
Rights and Wrongs
I just read the following quote from President Obama’s State of the Union address last night: “We still may not agree on a woman’s right to choose, but surely we can agree it’s a good thing that teen pregnancies and … Continue reading
Vengeance
Islamic terrorists recently stormed a French satirical newspaper that had repeatedly lampooned Muhammad. Several innocent people were killed by the heavily armed gunmen. One of the cowardly murderers who participated in the massacre was recorded commenting on the event in … Continue reading
Deceitful Hearts
Dartmouth College has a cheating scandal on their hands. 43 students were accused of cheating in a class last semester. 21 others in the class later turned themselves in. The appeal process is underway, but it appears that there may … Continue reading
Greed Kills
At least 36 people were killed in a stampede during a New Year’s celebration that took place in downtown Shanghai. Dozens of others were injured in the tragic chaos that occurred about a half hour before midnight. The exact cause … Continue reading
At War
This week I have visited both a local high school and an elementary school during school hours. At both schools, I found the doors locked and had to wait to be buzzed in. This is certainly different from how it … Continue reading
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