UK BANS TEACHING OF CREATION DOCTRINES

http://www.rawstory.com/2014/06/uk-bans-teaching-of-creationism-in-any-school-that-receives-public-funding/ UK bans teaching of creationism in any school that receives public funding SCOTT KAUFMAN 20 JUN 2014 AT 14:58 ET On Thursday, the United Kingdom expanded its ban on the teaching of creationism from all state schools, to all state schools as well as semi-private Free Schools and Academies. The decision effectively means that no school … Continue reading UK BANS TEACHING OF CREATION DOCTRINES

The Truth About Bottled Water

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2016/01/25/pepsico-finally-comes-clean-and-admits-the-truth-about-their-bottled-water/ by ARJUN WALIA Bottled water is one of the greatest marketing scams of the modern age. Take PepsiCo’s Aquafina brand, for example. Just by including a picture of mountains on the label, we are led to believe that this water originates from a natural drinking source. It’s essentially the same tactic that is used by several companies who bottle … Continue reading The Truth About Bottled Water

One dead, seven arrested amid refuge occupation

OREGON STANDOFF  By The Associated Press  Ammon Bundy and brother Ryan were arrested during a traffic stop along U.S. 395 in Oregon on Tuesday.    The FBI and Oregon State Police on Tuesday arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks, conducting a traffic stop that … Continue reading One dead, seven arrested amid refuge occupation

HUNGARIANS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/25/hungarians-rally-against-government-push-for-sweeping-anti-terror-powers#img-1 Viktor Orban’s government is seeking broad powers to deal with ‘terror threat situations’ in Hungary. Photograph: Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of people have rallied in Budapest against government plans to bring in anti-terror measures including restrictions on the internet and curfews. “The plan would put an end to democracy once and for all,” protest … Continue reading HUNGARIANS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder

http://writersalmanac.org/ Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 It was on this day in 1938 that Thornton Wilder's (books by this author) play Our Town was premiered at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. Our Town is about the fictional town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. In the first act, Emily Webb and George Gibbs are children together; in the second act, they … Continue reading OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder