Cartoon – Slow Drivers
Author: Antarctica Journal
Nelson Mandela Quote – Human Compassion
“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learned how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future.” – Nelson Mandela
Read morePoem – For You as You Die (By Valentina Cano)
My fingertips thrummed with your heartbeat which lapped at me, a tongue in a bowl, a ticking turn signal. I watched your breath grow downy with fear and hoped you could walk out of the room on your own. Bio: Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she has either reading or […]
Read moreMartin Luther King Jr. Quote – Nonviolence
“Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Read moreDoes the Moon Cause Earthquakes?
Researchers believe that when the moon is in its full or new phase that its tidal pull places more stress on the fault lines. During three of the most recent earthquakes in 2004, 2010, and 2011 were during the peak tidal stress. The researchers are not saying that this is what did cause the quakes, but it could have been […]
Read moreSouth Sudanese Army Accused Of Rape
Juba, South Sudan Army rapes, murders: South Sudanese soldiers have been gang raping young girls and then burning them alive, according to a new United Nations report. The army is trying to terrify the entire civilian population into fleeing rebel-held areas so that the rebels will have no support base. One survivor described how he hid in a river when […]
Read moreCartoon – Hostage Crisis
Poem – A Stationary Bicycle (By Donal Mahoney)
A Stationary Bicycle The doctor tells Phil and his wife he’s in pretty good health for a man his age but he needs to exercise. And Phil says he agrees and then goes on to explain his faith in recliner therapy. He sits in a recliner for hours, watches TV or reads the paper and wiggles his toes at least three […]
Read moreQuote – Love and Laughter
“All you need in the world is love and laughter. That’s all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.” August Wilson
Read moreAdlai Stevenson Quote – Principles
“It is often easier to fight for a principle than to live up to it.” – Adlai Stevenson
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