I applaud Obama’s speech today acknowledging the race issue in America. Humans fear what they don’t know and that which is different from themselves. To say that race, socio-economic status, gender, religion doesn’t matter to us is naive and dangerous. It has been true throughout history and seems to be part of the human condition. Ignoring [...]

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Black dogs, particularly big black dogs (BBDs) are the least adoptable at animal shelters, sparking concern with the Humane Society & Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Reasons include visibility, mythology, stigmas attached to some breeds and folklore.  Since they stay in the shelters the longest, these black dogs are much more likely [...]

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Although I dread to give the Westboro Baptists more publicity, this quote “However, if the members of Westboro Baptist get to speak their minds, every individual who feels that this is an affront to most basic standards of human ethics should be able to as well” gave me permission to speak MY mind. This radical [...]

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