>>Today is Human Rights Day – as declared by the United Nations in 1950. For so long when I heard of human rights I considered...[Read More]
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>>BY JENNIFER FERRIS >>Linda Butler didn’t grow up aspiring to be a doctor. She graduated with an engineering degree, but after witnessing her father confront...[Read More]
>>I’m a freelancer. There are months when checks are coming in – and others when things feel tight. After five years of doing it –...[Read More]
>>As organizations try to meet the needs of the thousands of North Carolinians living in poverty, food collection bins at our local stores are almost...[Read More]
>>Our airwaves, newspapers, and news feeds are saturated with commercials for the latest toy or gadget to get our kids this holiday. It stresses me...[Read More]
>>My husband tells me all the time that I set artificial deadlines. “We have to be at the kids’ school by 5 pm” — it’s...[Read More]
>>I find it ironic that immigration has become a dirty little word over the last couple days in a country to which most everyone immigrated...[Read More]
>>I have a vivid memory of visiting my school nurse in elementary school. I had a horrible migraine and was sent to the comfort of...[Read More]
>>This week as I start food shopping for Thanksgiving, I’m spending much more time reading the labels on foods. I want hormone-free, non-processed, no-high fructose...[Read More]
I >>won’t lie: I’m bummed about many of the election results. If you pay attention to my posts, you’ve probably noticed that I tend to...[Read More]