It’s a story with which we’re all too familiar. It’s breakfast time. I cheerily greet my elderly patient who is in his hospital bed, enjoying French toast and turkey bacon. A barking newscaster is on his television. My patient concurs with the talking head. “Those illegals,” he complains indignantly, using the […]
Politics/Community
Crowdfunding Is Raising $4,000 a Minute for Immigrant Children in Detainment
It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: having your young children taken away without knowing when, or if, you’ll see them again. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that this is reality for many immigrant families on our southern border. The Trump administration has issued a “zero tolerance policy” […]
Proposed Curriculum Removes Gay Rights, Roe v. Wade, Climate Change, and “Core Democratic Values”
State of Michigan proposed social studies standards for grades K-12, written by conservative lawmakers, removes mention of gay rights, Roe v. Wade, and climate change while also eliminating the term “core democratic values,” which they argue implies left-leaning partisanship, and downplaying the work of the NAACP from the state-mandated curriculum. […]
Ambien Rejects Roseanne’s Blame, Dictionary.com Has Alternate Theory
It may be just one more skirmish in a culture war that is being waged on all fronts of American life. Or it may be that the dust-up and fall-out over one outrageous and vile comment made by Roseanne Barr in the wee hours of Tuesday morning is a microcosm […]
Valedictorian Banned From Giving Speech Uses Megaphone To Deliver Powerful Message
High school graduation is a time to celebrate, to look back on past accomplishments and lessons, and to look forward to a future full of growth and freedom. It’s a time to let go. But for Holy Cross High School valedictorian Christian Bales, his freedom was taken away when the […]
‘Active Shooter’ Video Game Allows Players to Simulate School Shooting
There’s bad, and then there’s so far over the line you can’t even see where you crossed it. Such is the case with the video game Active Shooter – the Simulation, which allows players to navigate a simulated school shooting and opt to be either the school shooter or a […]
Becoming Numb to School Shootings: A Mother’s Perspective
By Angela Anagnost-Repke Since the school shooting in Santa Fe, I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night. My body stiffens. I picture my kindergarten son kissing me on the cheek as I sit in the driver’s seat. He steps out of the car with his backpack on and […]
How an Online Quiz Changed the Girl Power Conversation with My Daughters
By Megan Peterson of Life Trumps Fiction A few months ago, my sports, book and music-loving girl asked if I were forced to choose, would I call her a “tom boy” or a “girly girl.” After I insisted she was neither because she was the one-and-only her, she replied, “I […]