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Welcome to my advocacy blog. My goal is to post relevant information that will spark action, discussion and interaction, creating a catalyst for solutions and ideas to impact the challenges we face in our society. We welcome comments, suggestions and submissions in support of those seeking a voice. "…Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear…"

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Tag: NY Times

The Cathartic Value of Dame Edna’s Extravaganzas of Ego

Audiences were eager to humbly suffer the stinging quips tossed out by the towering figure that was Barry Humphries’s creation. … More

Australi, Barry Humphries, Ben Brantley, Edna Everage, Education, entertainment, humor, NY Times, satire, sketch comedy, United Kingdom

They Saw the Horrific Aftermath of a Mass Shooting. Should We?

The crime-scene investigators are the ones who document, and remember, the unimaginable. This is what they saw at Sandy Hook. … More

20 first graders murdered, 2nd amendment, America's gun madness, Education, history, horror, Jay Kirk, killing children, NY Times, Republican Party reluctance, Sandy Hook massacre, truth, violence

A Belarusian Nobel Peace laureate is sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Daniel Victor and Andrew Higgins – NY Times “A Belarusian court sentenced Ales Bialiatski, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October for … More

Advocacy, Ales Bialiatski, Andrew Higgins, Daniel Victor, Education, False imprisonment, history, human rights, justice, Nobel Peace Prize, NY Times, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, truth

What Sounds Did Dinosaurs Make?

In the next generation of dinosaur-based blockbuster films, some of the star creatures could perhaps sound more like a bird … More

Carolyn Wilke, Dinosaurs, Education, environment, inquisitness, NY Times, questions, Research, Science, wonderment

A Love Letter to Libraries, Long Overdue

The New York Times sent photographers to seven states to document the thrum and buzz in buildings once known for … More

Advocacy, Education, Elisabeth Egan, Erica Ackerberg, Friends, history, Libraries, NY Times, resources, Seattle, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

How Do You Serve a Friend in Despair?

The following is a brilliant article on interacting with a friend or family member experiencing profound depression. Thank you David … More

David Brooks, Depression, Education, Friends, health, Health Care, loss, love, mental health, NY Times, suicide, truth

The 7 most exciting cancer stories of 2022

Research took intriguing new turns last year, from advances that could speed cancer vaccines to immunotherapy that secured a decade … More

Cancer Research, Education, environment, health, National Cancer Institute, National Geographic Magazine, Nature, NY Times, Quanta Magazine, Research, Science, Science News, truth

Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them

That person who looks just like you is not your twin, but if scientists compared your genomes, they might find … More

DNA, Doppelgänger, François Brunelle, Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Barcelona, Kate Golembiewski, NY Times, Research, Science, twins, unrelated look-alikes

Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue.

By fishing shards of bacterial DNA from the teeth of bodies in a cemetery, researchers found the starting point for … More

Black Death, Education, environment, Gina Kolata, Giovanni Boccaccio, history, Max Planck Institutes for Evolutionary Anthropology, Nature, NY Times, Research, Science, truth

The Hard Truth: Gun Safety Must Be Everything That Republicans Fear

Charles Blow – NY Times – 30 May “I find that the gun safety debate lacks candor. People believe it … More

Advocacy, American addiction to guns, American carnage, Charles Blow, Education, Everytown for gun safety, Gun violence, history, killing children, NY Times, protecting the commons, truth and lies

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