Religion is always a touchy subject. It seems to be all about taking sides – defending on and condemning all others.  I would rather talk about faith and spirit.  There are two points to this article.  The first is that the recent attacks against Muslims in Europe are atrocious and

Now here’s something I bet you haven’t thought about. Many scientists now believe that the ocean floor is sinking and that’s very bad – as if you didn’t have enough to worry about.  Another side effect of global warming is that melting glaciers are adding so much extra water into the world’s

Sports play a pivotal role in many people’s lives. In particular, they are a place for kids to “dream” big and live through their heroes. At times, they become a way to unify the world. This February marks the long awaited winter Olympics to begin. It is the largest national

by beconrad   Doctors and scientists have long known that some people were sensitive to gluten. Celiac disease is a well documented and widely studied disease in which sufferers are unable to process the gluten in pasta, bread and other food sources. The inability to process gluten can lead to

College Football Means Big Business As we enter the end of the year we gear up to complete the college football season. Teams like Alabama. The number one team in the country this year is Clemson coming a record with no losses. Interestingly enough, they will be playing Alabama who

They both may embrace Communism as their form of government, but there have always been vast differences between Russia and China.  The brutal purist form of communism adopted by Mao Te Sung, the leader of the Chinese Revolution in the forties resulted in tens of millions of deaths.  The people

By Carlton Ryan Many of us eat too much. The average person would be healthier if they ate less everyday. Of course, doing so is hard. Among the myriad difficulties is hunger. If you try to eat less, you may feel as if you are starving much of the time.

“Set your phasers on stun,” Captain James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise would bark at his crew, but we all knew he meant “lasers” instead of “phasers” because lasers were the weapon of the future.  When Auric Goldfinger flipped on his superlaser that was burning and cutting through solid

You’re probably already aware of the many benefits of getting and staying in shape and leading an active lifestyle. Once you’ve made the important decision to begin a new fitness routine, where do you begin? The biggest challenge is not only taking that first step, but committing to the routine

We live in society where title and privilege come with a set of rules. Does this mean you are entitled to exercise power to those you feel are beneath you? Even more important, are you able to do things that could be viewed as unacceptable. Well, there seems to be