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The bonds established between mothers and children are sacred. Mothers provide unconditional love, caring and support, and teaching children to live in the world with a sense of purpose. But life circumstances oftentimes get in the way of relationships and...

How progressive is Barack Obama? It’s a question pundits, bloggers, and journalists have trouble grappling with. But one individual goes beyond the Obama phenomenon and investigates who Obama is and what he’s all about. In Barack Obama and the Future...

Crossposted at Huffington Post. "Mission compromised" may best describe U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan. According to journalists Elizabeth Gould and Paul Fitzgerald, American foreign policy and military officials are making several costly miscalculations of Afghanistan's politics,...

As I surf the Internet and visit my favorite blogs, I read that many people are saying “why didn’t Barack Obama say this” or “why didn’t Obama say that?” Many prominent Mideast experts and bloggers are expressing disappointment in Obama....

"I'm more afraid of men [in my unit] that I am with the enemy." Those were the words that Helen Benedict heard from several female soldiers. The enemy was within. Since March of 2003, more than 160,500 women have served...

March 24, 2009 marks the 20th memorial of North America's worst ever oil spill. Approximately 11 to 38 million gallons of crude oil from the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound destroying a...

I've been following the Rihanna/Chris Brown story and aside from the Hollywood glam that's been dominated the coverage, I wrote this piece after reading this Alternet article for the third time .... "I'm sick and tired of hearing the same...

Jack Shaheen, a sort of one-man anti-defamation league, is the author of the groundbreaking work " Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, " which is also the subject of a documentary film . A former CBS News consultant...

Wardsboro, Vt. hosts the oldest Fourth of July street fair and parade in the State. The day starts at nine in the morning. Craft booths, pies, strawberry shortcake, books, etc are all for sale. There will be an art, quilt...