Yesterday, citizens across the country voted on who should represent them in Congress and in their state legislatures. The major news out of the elections is that the Republicans now control the United States Congress and Senate, for the last two years of President Barack Obama’s term. Republicans gained at least seven seats for a… Read more »
Ebola virus, image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The other day I sat in the back of a third grade classroom as my colleague gave a presentation on the Dogon people. Most elementary students are overwhelmed and amazed when being exposed to art and artifacts from other cultures and countries. They love the comparisons and similarities… Read more »
In a sobering, yet alarming report delivered by the United Nations’ International Panel on Climate Change in March, the deleterious impacts caused by carbon emissions stood to produce far worse effects on our environment than were predicted. Whether we accept it or not, the fact is that our environment is changing rapidly. Already, climate change… Read more »