Entries Tagged as ‘editorial’

July 1, 2008

Opinion: Sex, the Seller of Media News

Why is it that sex is a top story “seller”? We gravitate to anything of a sexual nature at times giggling over the scribbles covering the page. Sex. It means so many things. Life, pain, beauty, suffering, love and death.

When we think of words that mean life we tend to go for things like water, [...]

June 28, 2008

Opinion: So How Much Will It Cost To Call Family On Mars?

The Phoenix lander is probing Mars to see if someday primitive live could live there. With the discovery of ice and soil compatible for some of Earth’s plants how long before we have family on the Red Planet?

Now don’t get me wrong, I can see the advantages of settling Mars. I am just trying to [...]

June 20, 2008

Opinion: The Girl Effect

Would you like to change the world? It’s not a hard venture if you think about it. All it takes is a girl. One girl. In a developing country.
Think about it.
One girl can change the world that she knows.

Give a girl an education. Give her a cow. Multiply that girl by more.
That girl raises a [...]

June 6, 2008

Op-Ed: Have You Drawn Your Line In The Sand?

The recent news that Washington D.C. is planning on putting checkpoints in various violent areas brings up questions of how close the United States is to becoming a nation under martial law.
What is your personal breaking point?

At what point will the citizens of the United States say enough? At that point will their voices be [...]

June 5, 2008

Op-Ed: The Menu At U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s Summit Tastes Divine

As world leaders discuss what can be done about the global food crisis they gorge themselves on the best that Rome has to offer. While people across the globe can only hope for a cup of rice they are indulging on puff pastries with mozzarella and shrimp.

Something seems wrong when those in charge of sorting [...]

June 2, 2008

Malaysian Health Minister Tells Women to Carry a Condom

The health minister in Malaysia is urging women to carry condoms to protect them from HIV. Saturday was the first AIDS Memorial Day that was out in the open in the mostly Muslim country. In the past the memorial was behind closed doors.

Abdul Latiff’s comments coincided with the Memorial Last year 745 Malaysian women were [...]

May 20, 2008

Op-Ed: Are You On The List of ‘Unfriendly’ Americans?

Why was James Comey in the spring of 2007 telling an odd story to Congress about how the government was planning on overriding the Constitution in the event of a major terrorist attack?

During George Bush’s first term as President James Comey was John Ashcroft’s second-in-command at the Department of Justice. He was a loyal member [...]

May 16, 2008

Op-Ed: The Change Is Here Ready Or Not

Is Mother Earth doing a clearing out? 2008 has begun as a very deadly year. Between war, famine and natural disasters thousands have already died this year and it’s not even summer yet.

The Myanmar cyclone death count could be as high as 127,990.
At least 10,000 people have died in China this week from a massive [...]

May 14, 2008

Op-Ed: Fergie Strikes Back At Those Giving Bea Grief About Weight

The Duchess of York is not holding back at those who are giving her daughter grief about being a bit curvy. The nineteen year old Princess Bea is a healthy size 10 yet critics are telling her to cover up.

After Princess Bea was photographed in a bikini on a Caribbean beach some in the media [...]

May 6, 2008

Op-Ed: What Are Human Rights?

Human rights are a big buzz word in today’s media. Tibet, China, Iran, Iraq and even the countries of North America have been questioned over their human rights policies. But what exactly are human rights?

“ All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and [...]