Ah, Florida. You’ve got to love the originality of the place. First it comes up with the Stand Your Ground law. Now the state
Author: Renee Shur
Guns in the sun vs. safety in the snow
It’s been a long hard winter here in the Northeast. Extreme cold fatigue set in months ago. Roadside piles of once-pristine snow have turned
Saying no to pink and princesses
Some call them the princess wars. I prefer calling them the pink wars. Princess or pink. Does it matter? When you’re blessed with giving
Net neutrality: Will you be in the slow lane or the express lane?
Speed up. Slow down. Block. Assuming that the above five words are nothing more than a description of Super Bowl tactics would be incorrect.
No roses, no chocolates: Other ways to show some love on Valentine’s Day
Recently I received an online solicitation for Valentine’s Day from a surprising source. It wasn’t from a florist or a greeting-card company. It came
Blueprint for an “outrage meter”
I’m drawing up plans to construct an outrage meter. Granted, I’ve never seen one nor even heard of one before, but why should that
Cheerio, GMOs!
2013 was a mixed year for advocates of labeling GMO ingredients in our food. On the plus side, the movement gained visibility and succeeded
A smorgasbord called “Vice News”
Are you paying attention, mainstream media? You’re just not doing your job. You’re avoiding coverage of the news we need. And you’re not even
NSA leaker Snowden and the debatable definition of “heroism”
Edward Snowden is back in the news with a story that the government may be considering offering him amnesty in exchange for return of
Obama’s accomplishments: The shift to softer power
During his first inaugural address in 2008, President Obama made a sweeping pledge to undertake the task of turning our ship of state in