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As the federal government shutdown continues, you may be one of the hundreds of thousands of workers realizing that this may take a while to work itself out. Until now you may hav...
When introduced into a new environment, a new, alien species has a large potential to become invasive. This potential depends on the suitability of the new habitat to support the a...
The Zimmerman Verdict and the Right to Self Defense in America
It has been almost two weeks now since George Zimmerman was acquitted of murder in the death of a young man named Tr...
The United States President's powers are constantly misunderstood and incorrectly discussed by people and media. The US President is not an absolute ruler, nor is he a leader that ...
The Long Lost Twinkie Returns
Stop the cards, letters and e-mails. For all Twinkie addicts, your prayers and questions have been heard.
One of America’s most frequent queries, “...
When many people think of cryptids--animals which many people report sightings of, but haven't yet been confirmed to exist--usually they imagine them to have claws, hair, and teeth...
Politics in the United States today is to many the picture of hopelessness and corruption. And who could blame anyone for thinking that way? Between the not so secret spying on the...
Nine things you need to know if you want to write a successful grant proposal
Getting your grant proposal to stand out from the crowd can be a challenge. Here are a few tips to tr...
In June 1962, brothers Clarence and John Anglin and Frank Morris attempted to escape from the inescapable water-bound prison, Alcatraz, located on Alcatraz Island in the San Franci...
In the late 1960's and early 1970's, a serial killer stalked parts of Northern California. The exact body count is unknown and whether or not some murders he took credit for were ...
I'm NOT an economist nor a professional politician but the continuing depressed US job market and long-term unemployment, it's burden on the economy, the future of a former "Can-do...
Today the United States experienced first hand the destruction and grotesque nature of war. The Boston Marathon explosion served to confront the American public with the often over...
Being rational means to use logic and reason. This is one trait that sets humans apart animals. Our ability to be rational creatures has propelled us to the top of the animal kingd...
Superiority Complex
For three hundred and fifty years, men outnumbered women on our nation’s campuses. Twenty-five years ago, women began passing men in not only college enrollme...
Listening to the television spots on homeless animals, you come away believing that the only ways to help animals is by adoption or sending money. If you are not in a position to ...
I'm sorry, this question has been categorized in correctly and is outside my area of expertise. This is not an environmental matter. There is currently a bug in the system and it i...
Middle East self determination
Middle East self determination
Too many of the ongoing sectarian religious and political conflicts of the Middle East seem so intractable that one ...
Many people fear that the government is going to ban the manufacture and possession of firearms in the United States. The following discussion is an attempt to imagine the possibl...
Women's reproductive rights is an important socioeconomic and political issue long debated across the globe. A progressive view toward a woman's right to control the timing of con...
I’m a highly emotional person myself, so I have some sympathy for House Speaker John Boehner, whose public crying has aroused a lot of attention . But I differ from Boehner in seve...