Children: What can you do to make a difference?

You know the clichés about children being the future; they will be running the world one day. The children of today will be making decisions for us that will affect us in our retirement. They will be deciding if we should go to war, how taxes should be spent, what the country’s priorities will be. […]
Universal Human Rights Month

While December is Universal Human Rights Month, December 10 marks the 71st anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the absence of total peace, this issue will always be crucial. As a human race, we are supposed to know better. Before you dismiss me as a bleeding-heart liberal, please look […]
Freedom, Liberty & Justice for All

On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, I am reminded of the quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “None of us is free until all of us are free.” And 50 years later, it still rings true. The United States of America gained its freedom from England in 1776 following the Revolutionary War. […]
Allies: 10 Ways You Can Fight Discrimination & Oppression

What is an ally? Dictionary.com says: “It used to be that when we spoke of allies, it was most likely in a military sense, referring to countries formally banded together, usually by treaty, to fight against their enemies. Today, though, the word is used more broadly. “What does ally mean today? “An ALLY, ultimately from a Latin […]
Sexuality & Acceptance- Gay Pride

Dear Heterosexual, My name is Kim Olver and I am a heterosexual ally for LGBTQ rights. I felt compelled to write this article after reading about all the backlash about Pride Month. I’ll bet if you are one of those people pushing against this, you have stopped reading already. You don’t want to hear anything […]