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United We Stand, Divided We Fall

It doesn't have to end badly for America. We can have a great revival in our nation. Revival is not a bad word. Revival is a good word. It means to rekindle or bring back to life.

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - A house divided cannot stand. America will stand only as long as we stand together. I understand that the political parties of our countries each have a purpose and a cause.

I realize the Baptists and the Methodists have a slight different point of view. I fully understand that Catholics and Protestants are a bit different in their religious teachings...

`Questions About Politics` - First Episode in New Radio Program on Bangladesh

Salem-News.com believes this recently launched Internet radio program will see a high degree of success in regard to Human Rights education in Bangladesh.

(YORK, UK) - Our Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes, always adept in finding new ways to reach and assist people who are suffering, cut off, and disenfranchised, will host a new Bengali language radio program titled "Counter Punch".

State terrorism is taking place throughout the world in varying degrees, in places like Bangladesh, Burma, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and a whole list of countries including yours and mine.

Activists Gather for the First Fairtrade Region Yorkshire Conference

Workshops covered subjects such as activities for schools and raising your local media profile.

(YORKSHIRE, UK) - Fairtrade campaigners from across Yorkshire gathered this past weekend at Leeds University for the Fairtrade Yorkshire Campaigners’ Forum.

The one-day event was an opportunity for networking, training and learning from each other, and also elected our first regional representative to the Fairtrade Foundation’s National Campaigner Committee.

Oregon Schools Tighten Anti-Bullying Policies

Other research shows that one in five lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer youth in Oregon have attempted suicide in the last year; more than half were harassed at school in the last 30 days.

(SALEM) - One in three school district anti-bullying policies still do not comply with state law.

Over 70 Oregon school districts changed their anti-bullying policies last year to better protect students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, but nearly one in three school districts still does not comply with state law, a new report has found.

`Who are my People` Film Premieres

EMMY® Award winning filmmaker Robert Lundahl takes a hard look at U.S. energy policy and its effects on desert ecosystems and communities across the West.

(SAN DIEGO) - The Bureau of Land Management scoping meeting for the Rio Mesa Solar Plant outside Blythe, California likely caused heartburn for the BLM, applicant Brightsource, and related subcontractors and agencies last Fall.

Time and time again Native elders stood up to declare concerns and articulate potentially unresolvable conflicts of values, goals and process.

Study: Ocean Acidification Killing Oysters by Inhibiting Shell Formation

The study is important, scientists say it documents for the first time the links among shell formation rate, available energy, and sensitivity to acidification.

(CORVALLIS) - In recent years, the Pacific NW oyster industry has struggled with significant losses due to ocean acidification as oyster larvae encountered mortality rates sufficient to make production non-economically feasible.

Now a new study led by researchers at Oregon State University has documented why oysters appear so sensitive to increasing acidity.

Indulging in Fallacies

Richard Nordquist defined ad hominem as: "An argument based on the perceived failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack."

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - "Apparently, you are too stupid to comprehend the difference between an insult and an ad hominem argument," someone argued.

Ad-hominem excuses for argument are rife on the internet, where some writers seem stupid enough to deserve the insults, and others are victims of underserved personal attacks.

Corporate Welfare or Education? America`s Public University System

The commercialization of American college and university life has been advancing steadily in recent years.

(ALBANY, NY) - Should a public university be transformed into a corporate welfare project?

That’s the key question surrounding “Tax-Free NY,” a new plan zealously promoted by New York State’s Democratic Governor, Andrew Cuomo, with nation-wide implications.

Republicans Mistaken to Target University of Wisconsin Journalism Center

Wisconsin Reporter's Matt Kittle revealed that the center really doesn’t receive government subsidies.

(MADISON) - Republican legislators booted the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism from its offices at the University of Wisconsin.

They have been to slow to reveal their motives to the public; no one will own up to the motion.

Opinion - Privacy Is No Longer An Option

Our liberty is at risk when anyone from the government can show up at any time and search through our homes, invade our personal property...

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - Recent news about cell phone giant Verizon is a bit disconcerting. Every phone record of every Verizon customer is now an open book to our government.

Can we not call mom without it being the government's business? Is there no such thing as "personal" anymore? Alarmingly the answer is no.