May 22, 2013

A Gift Of Life And Friendship After A Family’s Loss

In February 2007, Rick Bounds was diagnosed with a serious liver disease and given eight months to live. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Water Trapped For 1.5 Billion Years Could Hold Ancient Life

Scientists have discovered water that was sealed in Canadian bedrock for nearly half of Earth’s history. It may contain the descendants of ancient microbes. The discovery could give scientists new insights into early life on Earth and inform the search for life on other planets. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

The Secret Life of the American Teenager Review: Mother Knows Best

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Well it’s about damn time Anne! The latest episode of The Secret Life of the American Teenager brought back mama Juergens and I don’t’ think I’m alone in saying she was greatly missed. In “All My Sisters With Me” Anne spit out in 2 minutes what everyone else has taken 2 months to get to. Anne [...]

Blue Bloods Review: A Life Without Hope

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“The Bitter End“was just that. Bitter, as we had to watch a good Officer who had escaped the projects be gunned down in them anyway.   But it started with a suicide. How horrifying that a mother could be that hopeless for her son’s future that she’d rather jump off a rooftop with him than [...]

The Secret Life of the American Teenager Review: Facing Fears

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With Amy still visiting school in New York, Ricky was left to handle things on his own when there was an incident at John’s day care. In “Fraid So” The Secret Life of the American Teenager writers told us a bunch of important facts, including the not always known reality that toddlers bite! John’s biting incident [...]

In A Vivid Memoir Of Life In Pakistan, A Vortex Of Tragedies

Sara Suleri Goodyear’s heartbreaking memoir, Meatless Days, describes growing up in post-colonial Pakistan with an elegiac immediacy. Author Rajesh Parameswaran says the book does justice to the way memory actually lives in the mind. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us Opinion

After Years Of Struggle, Veteran Chooses To End His Life

Paralyzed by a bullet in Iraq, Tomas Young has only seen his health deteriorate since he returned home. In February, Young announced he was going to remove his feeding tube and stop taking the nearly 100 pills a day. “I decided that I was no longer going to watch myself deteriorate,” he says. » E-Mail [...]

Kansas Set To Enact Law Saying Life Starts At Fertilization

Gov. Sam Brownback is expected to sign the measure making abortion access much harder in Kansas. In addition to declaring that life begins “at fertilization,” it blocks tax breaks for abortion providers and requires doctors to address a weak link between abortion and breast cancer. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News

Chaz Ebert: Tired Of Cancer Fight, Ebert Said He Had ‘Lived A Great And Full Life’

Roger Ebert’s wife of more than 20 years, said he died with “no struggle, no pain, just a quiet, dignified transition.” » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us News