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Chuck Berry the Rock ‘n’ Roll Inventor Dead at 90
Chuck Berry, known for his innovative music, died at the age of 90, on Saturday, March 18, 2017. The emergency call to St. Charles County Police, in Missouri, came at 12:40 p.m. CT. He lay unresponsive...
Julia Samoilova Has Been Barred by Ukraine From Eurovision Competition
Ukraine has barred Julia Samoilova from performing in the Eurovision competition. This is a resulting factor of an illegal performance at Crimea in 2015, according to a BBC report at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET,...
Plane Crash in South Sudan Injures 25 People
A plane crash, at Wau airport in South Sudan, injured at least 25 people on March 20, 2017. The commercial plane left Juba and was headed to the capital, Wau, when it made a crash...
Millennial’s Dogma of Entitlement
To understand the millennial's supposed precepts they would need to be placed under a virtual microscope. Other generations blatantly spew an ensuing rhetoric of reprove at the younger, misunderstood generation.
However, it is an interesting...
Morality Versus Same-Sex Marriage Dilemma
The question of providing legal recognition to same-sex marriage involves a diversity of issues including, human and civil rights, and social, political, and religious ideologies. Consequently, when the subject is morality versus same-sex marriage,...
Evasion Warriors; How the Political Left Is Failing on Foreign Affairs
Amid the cacophony of outrage over the barbarism in Brussels on March 22, 2016, there were some familiar refrains. Flowers were laid and candles lit. The colors of the Belgian flag became briefly ubiquitous....
Ted Cruz Wins Utah
Well into the primary on March 22, 2016, Senator Ted Cruz was announced as the projected winner of the Utah Republican Caucuses. Cruz had 74 percent of the vote; Jon Kasich has 16, and front-runner...
North Carolina HB2 Is Controversial
As a nation that credits themselves as being forward thinking, it is extremely important for states within the U.S. to be on the right side of progress. Unfortunately for North Carolina, the passing of...
5 Reasons Why We Should Not Live in Fear of Terrorist Threats
The recent brutal terror attacks in Belgium and Pakistan have again shown that the world is not warm sun and maple trees as we were led to believe in kindergarten. There is evil in...
Donald Trump Is a Storm Trooper
Donald Trump's performance at the Republican Presidential debates has revealed a man who is "not easily broken."As the onslaught of searing questions, venomous accusations, and brutal attacks were leveled at him, Trump soldiered on...
The Oscars Last Black Hope Is Chris Rock
A recent study confirmed that the exclusion stigma surrounding the Oscars extends far beyond an awards show. For the second straight year, African-American actors have been snubbed by voters for the Academy. As a...
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry for Good Health?
This oft-recited quote of biblical origins ends with the grim reminder of one's mortality, “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” The irony is that health and mortality is usually the last...
