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Adolescent angst brought to life in imaginative animated tale
The movies have taken us to some fascinating places over the years, including the past, the future and a galaxy far, far away. With Inside Out, Disney and Pixar take us to the most unexpected place of all: an adolescent girl’s brain.
It’s…
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Protest against Carbon-Nuke Bailouts at PUCO
More than a hundred people gathered outside the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) headquarters today, June 15, trying to stop the bailouts of dirty coal plants and the Davis-Besse nuclear plant in Ohio. The rally was tightly controlled…
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The “Second Assault”: Why do Americans re-victimize?
What does it say about America when women or men who are sexually abused or raped are then re-victimized by the public and media? Well, and I know this personally, it says to the victim, “Welcome to the second worst nightmare of your…
// Opinion
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Book Review: Wednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom Summer 1964 By Debbie Z. Harwell
One may wonder what there is new to say about the civil rights movement. In the immediate aftermath of Barack Obama’s first election it seemed to some as though the entire…
// Opinion