http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us 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 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 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 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 [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 Waaay back in early May (2009) Twitter announced that it was making several updates, and one of them was a reputation ranking system. Since then I have not heard anything about this. At least leak some of the details on... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3594492-twitter-reputation-ranking-hurry-up-already business-news Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:44:21 -0700 A recent news release has sobering implications for our options in restoring damaged ecosystems. The report, released by Oregon State University, found that introducing hatchery fish into wild waterways may actually hurt efforts to sustain runs of wild salmon. This... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3589162-we-may-not-be-able-to-count-on-zoos-and-captive-breeding-to-save-wildlife green-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:13 -0700 The Delhi High Court has given its verdict – those who are gay need not be afraid of the Article 377 because if the relationship is between consenting adults it is to be accepted as an extension of a way... allvoices / contributed news http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3590270-legalizing-gay-relationships odd-news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:10:31 -0700