Hydrofracking should not be dismissed
Personally, I thought the debate had ended sometime last year when the news stopped talking about it. But somehow, on MSNBC.com, a little story on hydrofracking found its way through. A University of Texas study found that when hydraulic fracturing…
Postal Service plans to create own inefficiency
If local mail in Cobleskill, NY takes a straight route to Albany, NY for processing, it is an 90.8 mile round trip. It’s an utterly unnecessary trip for the United States Postal Service. According to the postal service this sorting…
Celebrities should fear fickle media
Have you ever noticed how after a notorious celebrity dies, the media instantly drops their criticisms and forgets all of the flaws they mercilessly and consistently pointed out? Do you ever feel like a recently deceased celebrity is being mega-praised?…
Santorum plans on supporting Christians, not Americans
Religion is always a touchy subject, especially within the realm of politics. The religious and/or spiritual beliefs of candidates are always under constant scrutiny. One example of religious focus is Mitt Romney’s Mormonism or the mind-numbing controversy over Obama’s religion…
Don’t be left behind by new technology
The advancement of technology is incredibly fast. It sometimes bewilders me. Once you buy an electronic item and walk out of the store, the electronic is already obsolete. Keeping up with the latest trends and fashions is impossible. There are…
Words, not skin, matter
As we move into the latter half of Black History Month, there have been some great events to celebrate the history and current existence of a proud people. President Obama was part of the breaking ground ceremony for the future…
Miranda Lambert fights Chris Brown over Twitter
Miranda Lambert is just like you, only prettier and probably a little more badass. For those of you who don’t know who she is, either because you hate country music or because you haven’t watched the news in the last…
Does religion beat out women’s rights?
Access to affordable birth control is a human right. Study after study has shown that the poorer a woman is, the more likely she is to have an unplanned pregnancy. More studies show that the main cause of this is…
New ObamaCare provision insists pregnancy dangerous to women
The latest controversy dominating the news is the newest provision in the Affordable Care Act, affectionately known as Obama Care. Free birth control and sterilization coverage are mandated under ObamaCare 2010. Which means all employers, including religious institutions whose doctrines…
Privacy extends past SOPA: Disney takes fingerprints, money
There’s been a lot of talk about privacy and rights lately, what with all this SOPA & PIPA stuff, and now these issues with Catholic hospitals and birth control. I get why people are worried about these things, and why…
