Awareness

Here in New York, New Jersey and the tri-state area, we were hit with the worst hurricane we have seen in our lifetimes. And, for many of us, we did not anticipate the violent fury and destruction of this catastrophic…Read More

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, we are reminded just how fragile and precarious life can be on our beautiful blue planet. When Mother Nature sets out to give us a warning, we had better take notice. But like in…Read More

Illegal immigration is a hot button issue in the United States right now. A major reason is the poor economic conditions we are currently suffering. Often times, a bad economy has many people turning to illegal immigration as the problem.…Read More

Each year, pink reminders can be seen on national landmarks and lapels alike, from the George Washington Bridge in NYC lit up with shimmering pink lights to the pink ribbons sported by survivors and advocates everywhere. It’s a very visual…Read More

The term “food co-op” is getting a lot of attention lately–but do you know what it is? Food Co-ops are essentially grocery stores organized as a cooperative and owned by its members. The modern cooperative movement began in the 1970’s…Read More

Should marijuana be a medical option? This question raises fierce debate and is as hotly contested as the current political race to the White House. But why? We are not talking about legalizing the use of marijuana for the general…Read More

The movie industry has certainly given the public great entertainment with blockbusters coming out almost every other week.  With the advanced use of computerization, the popularity of 3D, they can project on the screen images that were never possible a…Read More

Water. You can’t live without it. You want to live near it and vacation on it. We keep hearing about how we don’t have enough of it. It’s endless! It’s also quite fascinating. We live on the blue planet. It’s…Read More

Lunchtime seems to get more and more sacred these days–or maybe it always was, but I didn’t appreciate it as much! Whether you work from home, in an office, or out interviewing, there are things you can do to make…Read More

We all appreciate how important our local firehouse is but we never want a visit from its firemen, no matter how good looking he/she is, at least not on official business. But it is comforting to know, that these dedicated…Read More