Don’t forget Ashley Smith-Suicide in prison

I suggest that there are still too many amongst us who  treat the mentally ill  as if it were all “in their head;” just get over it, pull yourself together. That is the stigma that needs to be addressed. If someone incarcerated was showing signs...

Bullying-why do others stay silent?

“Why did I, a nice kid by all other accounts, stay silent and do nothing?” That is the question staff reporter, Victoria Ptashnick asked in the story she wrote in the Star on Friday, October 19, trying to make sense of the actions of others regarding Amanda Todd. Ms...

What does anti-Semitism look like?

What does anti-Semitism look like? It looks like the Estelle-the ship sent by the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) to break the blockade on Gaza, an area under the control of Hamas.  Joe Stork, Human Rights Watch’s deputy director for the Middle East said “Hamas should...

Science News:Cyberbullying, depression and suicide

Science News Cyberbullying Only Rarely the Sole Factor Identified in Teen Suicides ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2012)  Cyberbullying — the use of the Internet, phones or other technologies to repeatedly harass or mistreat peers — is often linked with teen...

A History of God

A History of God, the 4000 year quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen Armstrong is exactly as the title states. It is the book to read if you want to become familiar with the views of the three monotheistic religions. She talks about God from different...