Schoolhouse Rock: Capitol Hill and Immigration

As a follow-up to my immigration plea, here’s a funny video for you. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/JUDSeb2zHQ0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Share...
Speak Out: Immigration Reform

Speak Out: Immigration Reform

You showed up to the polls. You elected new officials. Now it’s time to act on it and speak out about immigration reform. I’ll be honest–I try to avoid listening to politics because it makes me angry (Note: I did not say I avoid voting.) My husband...
What’s Wrong With Feeding The Homeless?

What’s Wrong With Feeding The Homeless?

With all the horrible things happening around the world, it never ceases to amaze me the tiny battles people choose to fight. I suppose I’m a big-picture kind of person, but why, when there is so much crime to fight and true wars of justice to be waged, are...

Band Aid 30

In 1984, popular artists of the day were enlisted to perform Do They Know It’s Christmas? which was sold and profits given to help a world cause. The first cause was the famine in Ethiopia which was reported to have “sold 3.7 million copies and raised £8m...
Selling Babies and Adoption

Selling Babies and Adoption

In the past two years, selling babies has really started drawing the attention of news networks and those advocating against human trafficking. One of the main stories that garnered international outrage was the blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl named Maria, found in a...

Why Do British Spell Differently?

Americans are prone to believe that, although we didn’t create it, we did master the English language. Anglophenia has an explanation. Share this:FacebookTwitterRedditPinterestTumblrEmailPrintLike this:Like...
New Zealand Votes to Change Flag

New Zealand Votes to Change Flag

Since 1902, New Zealand has had its current flag to symbolize their nation. Adopted around the time of the South African War, New Zealand’s 1902 version replaced the Union Jack that was being flown over the country since the mid-1800s. These days New Zealand is...
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