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What Can Love Conquer?

Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink, said the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - There is a young couple, both 17, under threat of death in Afghanistan. He is Rafi Mohammed and she is Halima Mohammedi.

They met in an ice cream factory and exchanged furtive looks and hellos until one day she put her phone number on a scrap of paper and dropped it for him to pick up.

No More Faith in Colombo`s Peace and Reconciliation: Indian Women

"We strongly condemn the Indian government's silence and active participation in many of the human rights violations meted out by the Sri Lankan government..."

(CHENNAI TamilNet) - Prominent women’s rights activists in India said this week that they had stopped believing in Colombo's periodic pledges to bring about reconciliation in the country, reports Indian Express.

The activists faulted the Sri Lankan government for not acknowledging the range of rights violations committed by its armed forces.

Partnering with Miss Canada Tara Teng to Ignite the `Road to Justice` Tour

(VANCOUVER, B.C.) - Many Canadians think they are far removed from issues like human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Canada however, is a major port and hub for human trafficking.

The Willamette Humane Society Spay and Neuter Clinic is Purrrrr-fect

Getting fixed makes for a long and happy life

(SALEM, Ore.) - The most important reason to spay or neuter your pet is that it will literally save lives. That is the message heard loud and clear when one enters the Willamette Humane Society's Spay and Neuter clinic in Salem.

A little known fact to most Americans is that pet overpopulation is a serious problem, reaching a crisis point in our country.

Michelle Teheux: Proposed circumcision ban brings discussion

We don’t let parents decide to give their infants tattoos or similar body modifications. We quite rightly say these sorts of decisions should only be made by the individual upon adulthood...

(HAWLEY, Pa.) - The proposed circumcision ban in San Francisco has at least accomplished one thing: It has brought attention to an issue that is seldom talked about outside childbirth and parenting circles.

We got a letter to the editor from a reader upset about the proposed ban. People are talking about it, and that’s a good thing.

In defense of foreskins

Cord Contributor Amelia Calbry-Muzyka argues that circumcision is simply mutilation and should be banned

(SAN FRANCISCO Cord) - San Francisco will vote on an issue that has raised a number of strong voices and opinions.

The circumcision ban would make it “unlawful to circumcise, excise, cut or mutilate the whole or any part of the foreskin, testicles, or penis of another person who has not attained the age of 18 years.”

Supreme Court Violent Video Games Ruling

The court ruling stems from California's attempt to ban the sale of violent video games to minors.

(CLEVELAND) - Under a brand new Supreme Court ruling, video games legally qualify as art.

The news dashes the hopes of those who wished to restrict and censor games, particularly over graphic violent content that many suggest can have a very negative impact on kids.

Oregon Legislature Unanimously Passes HJM 28 to Protect the Northwest from Additional Nuclear Waste

HJM 28 passed through both chambers unanimously.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Oregon Legislature gave final unanimous approval to HJM 28 on Wednesday, urging the US Dept. of Energy to remove the Hanford Nuclear Reservation from their list of candidate sites for national permanent disposal of radioactive waste.

The US Dept. of Energy is currently considering Hanford as a candidate site for Greater-than-Class-C nuclear waster disposal.

Queens Zoo Welcomes Four New Pronghorn Antelope Fawns

The pronghorns live alongside the zoo’s bison herd – two species that share the same landscape in nature.

(QUEENS, N.Y.) - The pronghorn antelope is the lone member of the family Antilocapridae.

They are true American natives that do not occur anywhere else in the world and are the second-fastest land animal in the world – second only to the cheetah.

NRC Website Defines Media Blackout Over Nebraska Nuclear Plant Flooding

Americans are getting more information about the drowning nuclear plant from civilians on YouTube than government agencies or media.

(SALEM, Ore.) - As the U.S. populace idles along in relative ignorance over the looming nuclear disaster in Nebraska.

The NRC doesn't seem to know about Nebraska. Of course I say this in jest, but sadly, this reported informational blackout that keeps coming up, seems to be patently true