http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us In many parts of the bay, we enjoy comfortable lives. We have clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. We live in quiet, peaceful neighborhoods, and we don’t have to worry about our safety when we step out... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3587980-rights-to-a-clean-environment-for-all green-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:22:15 -0700 Congratulations, Mississippi. It took the title as the most obese state for a fifth consecutive year. A survey conducted by Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found that 32.5 percent of the magnolia state’s population is... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3588746-lowincome-no-longer-excuse-for-obesity health-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:17:48 -0700 Jean Jacques Rousseau , Swiss philosopher once said, “Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them.” Slavery takes away the most basic of human rights. Slavery takes away the hope of betterment; it beats the... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3590009-modern-day-slavery-human-trafficking-in-india disasters Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:20:28 -0700 If you can stomach heights, a new feature on the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere-the Sears Tower-is for you! The new "Ledge" that opens today (7/2/09) will let its Skydeck visitors stare straight down 1,353 feet (gulp!). It is... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3588194-midwest-travel-destination-adds-a-stomachdropping-new-dimension business-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:55:16 -0700 Police say a Connecticut girl overheard her mother's screams during sex and thought she was being assaulted, so she rounded up some friends to attack the woman's companion. The 16-year-old girl, two boys and a 19-year-old man were arrested Tuesday... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3588065-loud-sex-leads-to-assault-charge-for-four-teens-police-say disasters Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:18 -0700 I knew our new presedent was a bit of a socialist when he came out with the health care idea that we should take in with everyone getting health care when they can not afford it. Well if I wanted... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3589311-socialism-creeping-in-to-our-country allnews Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:01:34 -0700 Mark Sanford left his post in an irresponsible fashion. He left is wife and family on father's day weekend. And although, as a news report stated today, he did NOT use tax dollars to take his trips to see his... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3589178-sanford-didnt-use-public-fundsdoes-that-make-things-a-ok political-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:25 -0700 the growing "scandal" in India where two students recorded a sexually explicit video with a cameraphone and it got sent around via MMS. At the time, we noted that the school in question had responded by banning all mobile phones... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3590016-mms-sex-scandal-problem-in-school your-story Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:20:46 -0700 [Note from BorderExplorer: This is a first-hand report from an American who serves as a lay Catholic minister in Honduras ] The situation is tense and should be for a few more days. A curfew is reimposed from 10 pm... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3588423-day-four-of-the-coup-in-honduras-a-view-from-within-the-country political-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:28:08 -0700 The position of the new Honduran government is that if Zelaya comes back to Honduras he will be arrested and charged with several crimes. They have also said that only an invasion could reinstate Zelaya as president. Unless the Honduran... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3591341-will-oas-negotiations-with-honduras-be-successful political-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:13:37 -0700