Author: Liz Cross
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“Fuel” Sparks Change
Oil. This is the substance we as a nation are addicted to. We’ve even started a war over it. Josh Tickell does an amazing job at illustrating this in his documentary “Fuel.” The documentary has won various film awards but most notably, one at the Sundance Film Festival for the Best Documentary Audience Award in…
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Pink Ribbons
The phone rang twice. “I really didn’t want to do this over the phone.” “What mom? What’s wrong?” Nicole Porter asked. “I was going to wait until you were home next, but I really thought you should know.” There was a pause on the line. “I have breast cancer,” her mom said. “It’s really aggressive.…
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Patriots and Pharmaceuticals: The Debate Drags On
Can treating a sinus infection land you in jail? If an obscure law enacted as part of the USA PATRIOT ACT were strictly enforced, the answer would be “yes.” In March of 2006 the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was incorporated into the PATRIOT Act. The act banned over-the-counter sales of any medicines containing…