The police have recently been getting a lot of bad coverage in the media – and in many cases, for good reason. There is no doubt that police brutality is a real concern in this country, and in many cases that brutality is aimed at African-Americans and other minorities. Chicago, where this story takes place, Read More…
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Life and Film Through the Eyes of Luke Albright
Everyone is on their own personal journey through life. Whether you desire a quiet life in the countryside surrounded by close family or you have aspirations of being a world-renowned actor, each journey has a story to it that is no more or less important than any other story. Far too often in society, people Read More…
American Hubris
There was once a group of men who saw on the horizon the potential for a new kind of government. One that was ruled by reason, not desire. These men chose to put their very lives and that of their families on the line for a chance, just a slim chance, that the world would Read More…
GMOs: Labeled or Banned?
Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) in their food, and with good reason. Environmental concerns over the corporate “mono culture farming” methods used to produce these foods, as well as a potential increase in allergic reactions, are causing some to second guess their shopping choices. As a result Read More…
First to See the Light
“We have been terribly and systematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that.” – Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta openly stated that he has reversed his stance on marijuana and chosen to apologize for the role that he played in misleading the Read More…
Why Americans Need to Travel the World
Backpacking can mean many things, but the idea of embarking on an open-ended journey into new unexplored lands, living minimally through a backpack and one’s own instincts, is the basic premise. People don’t always get it, as it doesn’t fall anywhere in society’s predestined plan: high school, college, real job, marriage, house, kids, and death. Read More…