Kara Sheridan,24, was thinking about retiring from adaptive swimming competitions ever since she moved to Miami, Florida. She didn’t seem to mesh with any of the four swimming teams since …
Finding Comfort From Within
While we are working on accepting ourselves, we still have to deal with our worries, tension and troubles. Acknowledging our limitations is one thing, handling them constructively is another. By …
Vix Pix Raises Money: Flesh For MS
Janet Jackson might blame her wardrobe for exposing her breast at this year’s Super Bowl but a British bombshell is extremely honest about her reason to flash for cash. This …
The Ties That Bind
The National Film Board of Canada is proud to announce that The Ties that Bind Internet Documentary & Community Engagement Project is now online at www.nfb.ca/tiesthatbind. The Ties that Bind …
A Hero and Inspiration to Millions
Dr. Henry Viscardi, 91, died Tuesday, April 13th. He was not my father, grandfather, or any other type of kin yet, he was my mentor, hero and inspiration. I owe …
The Conclusion of the Controversy
In continuing my previous column, I will wrap up the account of that fateful classroom discussion. Once the labeling issue was laid to rest, I decided that perhaps I should …
The Passion Of the Christ
The Passion may be the most powerful movie I’ve ever seen. Watching the film is an emotionally draining ordeal, but an ordeal worth going through. I’ve been around for 26 …
The Loss of A Son
This is a damned hard column to write. My son, Jasper, was struck and killed by a Portland, Oregon bus, on March First. He was thirty. He had brittle bones–a …
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Every Sunday the television network, ABC, airs “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”. Ty Pennington, lead designer, most easily recognized as one of the hunkiest handymen in the other home improvement show, …