Not everyone is open to the legalization of marijuana use, recreational or otherwise. While US states have varying degrees of legality (from complete bans to legal medical use to all legal uses), cannabis use and possession is still prohibited by federal law under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Conversations about whether marijuana use should...
It was March 11, 2011, that a magnitude 9 earthquake shook Fukushima, triggering tsunami waves 13 stories high. The epic natural disaster resulted in nuclear meltdowns and hydrogen explosions at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). But in the eight years that have passed since contaminated water has been...
What’s worse than a child not getting lunch at school? A child getting lunch only to have it taken away and switched. In Green, Ohio, a grandmother, Diane Bailey, has called for a modification of the primary school’s lunch policy. This was after the embarrassing treatment her grandson had to endure from the school’s cafeteria...
Dads are such super-softies. They act like pets are a nuisance who’d only bother them with noise and poop, yet when one finds its way into the home, dads are usually the first to be smitten. I remember asking for a dog for my 11th birthday. My father had been strongly against it and said...
The poor kid wishes a butterfly would come and take him away to a place of peace, where there is no more pain. 13-year-old Rhys has spent his entire life battling with Epidermolysis Bullosa, a rare, life-limiting, and extremely painful condition that causes the skin to blister, fuse, and sometimes fall off. Most people born...
For most animals with permanent damage from frostbite, they usually spend the rest of their lives miserable and disabled. Sometimes, they are euthanized to save them from the pain, which is unfortunately a common occurrence. However, for this lucky ginger-face, it was not yet his time. Poor little Ryzhik (that’s Russian for Redhead or Ginger)...
A bond between a mother and daughter is unlike anything else, and this relationship is an essential building block for a girl. Strong mothers raise strong daughters, and there’s a few things worth mentioning about a strong woman. Let a daughter of a strong mother tell you, a girl can flourish in her own, she...
Many people think about changing the world, making a difference, or becoming something more, but few have the courage to act on that impulse. Stories of innovation and success inspire us and should be shared, and none are as inspirational as the actions of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill...
It’s probably safe to say that this person had no idea what was left in those coolers. If he did, then he was probably trying to get rid of an unhealthy cannabis addiction in one drastic move. Whatever the reason, this is a story to remember. In March 2017, Goodwill employees in Monroe, Washington were...
The California Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta) is one of the most beautiful butterfly species in the world. With iridescent color tones and a vampire-like appearance, the caterpillar blossoms into an adult fly with stunning black forewings and hindwings spun with twilight blue hues and sea-sand beige that you could stare at for days. Native...
Labeled “critically endangered” and just one step from total extinction in 1982, the California condors (Gymnogyps californianus) are back to stay and are thriving as the largest birds and king raptors of North America. According to reports from the International Union for Conservation of nature, only 22 of these majestic birds (close cousins of vultures)...
Sure, the love between parents and their kids is unfathomable, bla bla bla… No matter how much you love those kids, they’ll still think their aunts and uncles are the coolest people on earth. So, keep your mom’s spot and stop fighting for someone else’s position (evil smirk). Children boost a person’s self-esteem in a...
