Archive for Madelyn Kearns
Remember when you could go anywhere and be anyone?
Could you ever forget going twice as high as a butterfly in the sky just by cracking open a book?
The wonder of reading transplanted itself into our generation …
Gap. Overpriced clothing made by sweatshop laborers in India? Try again.
A space between two things? Getting warmer.
Gap between neuronal firings? Gap between critical thought and unquestioning subservience of the mind? Almost there.
Gap between respecting the rights …
On April 19, the Maine Peace Action Committee, along with other socially and environmentally concerned groups, will hold an all-day and all-night camp-out event called Progress on the Mall.
The theme of the event is “How to …
The annual HOPE Festival is all about groups and individuals working at the grassroots level for environmental quality, peace and social justice.
That makes the featured speaker for this year, author and activist Bill McKibben, a perfect …
Warning: Disturbing wordage ahead.
Words can be coined as 25-cent, they can see stars and they can cut deep. Yet few words can compete with the damage done by the Genocide Awareness Project’s scaffolding of gruesome imagery …
The race for the Republican presidential nomination finally ended Tuesday when Rick Santorum suspended his campaign. Santorum’s announcement means the inevitable has become reality: Mitt Romney will oppose President Barack Obama in November’s general election.
Santorum didn’t …
Oh, April — the month of spring awakening and stressful test-taking.
Indeed, right now it’s hard to think of much beyond May 4, but that day will come sooner than you think. It’s good to be emotionally …
Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing. This freedom helps foster differing opinions that create such a diverse and interesting society.
However, compassion and intelligence are also magnificent. Knowledge is one of the most beautiful things in …
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