I know technically that it is not improper to start a sentence with a conjunction, but every time I see it done it drives me bonkers.
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Damning Report Finds Serious Issues With Youth In Prison
From understaffing to high suicide rates, youth are underserved in juvenile justice system.
Read More »The Beauty of Solitude and Silence
In my humble opinion, everyone in the world could use a little more solitude.
Read More »Dating in the Age of #MeToo and Time’s Up
Men with whom I have spoken indicate that they are a bit confused now about going on dates or flustered when trying to meet women.
Read More »At-Risk Youth and ‘Returning Citizens’ Supported by MADE
M.A.D.E. aims to tackle two of the most pressing issues in the U.S. with a sweeping mandate: a cleaner and greener world, and better chance at life for disenfranchised people, either before or after prison.
Read More »Back to Africa
At what point in the formation of the Nazi Party did the Jews started leaving Europe; what key words or pitch level alerted them that it was time to hat up?
Read More »Larry Nassar Sentenced – Now More Heads Must Roll
Now that Nassar is off to his well-deserved fate, the story is far from over.
Read More »Aziz Ansari’s Sexual Missteps Are Not Everybody’s Business
Aziz Ansari's accuser and the website that published her account should both be ashamed of themselves for turning such a private matter into a global embarrassment for a man who is imperfect like all of us, a man who wasn’t given a chance to tell his side of the story before being lambasted in the one-click world of online media. What happened to accountability, journalistic responsibility, and privacy?
Read More »Tide Pod Challenge – Latest Fad is Dangerous
In the first half of this month poison control centers handled 39 cases of teenagers exposing themselves to the pods, which is as many cases for all of last year.
Read More »Winter of Discontent – Baby, It’s Cold Outside (and Inside)
All I know is that Jack Frost isn’t just nipping at my nose; he’s trying to bite the whole thing off.
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