THINGS are not quite right in Neverland. A salmonella outbreak that has been growing since August and now has nearly 300 cases was recently linked to peanut butter, specifically the Peter Pan and Great Value brands made by ConAgra in their Georgia plant (noted by a product code on the lid beginning with "2111.") A salmonella outbreak isn't that strange.
CANNIBALISM. It's a joke --something that our "developed" civilization did away with, something that appears only in horror movies or tales of barbaric civilizations lurking in jungles.
THE CALENDAR says it's close. Flowers are on sale. Heart shaped boxes decorate every store. But what is it about Valentine's Day that makes us go on a shopping spree?
MISS AMERICA represents the highest ideals. She is a real combination of beauty, grace, and intelligence, artistic and refined.
FOR STUDENTS and parents who struggle to keep up with rising tuition costs, textbooks can be a heavy burden.
HE WEARS gold Rolexes and diamond-studded rings. He owns mansions, luxurious cars and, according to his daughter/accountant, received a salary (not counting gifts) of $136,000 in 2005.
NO, THAT headlinewas not written by a five-year-old. Unfortunately is an exampleof what is now known as text-speak.
NO, THAT headlinewas not written by a five-year-old. Unfortunately is an exampleof what is now known as text-speak.
IN 1966, H.B. Stewart referred to the sea as man's "last great relativelyuntapped resource on earth." This ever-declining resource will soon disappear, however, if over-fishing and other human impacts continue at their current pace.
W HAT IS God's name?In the Biblical book of Exodus God said to Moses: "I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: 'I am has sent me to you.'" He adds, "I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob," and says "I will be with you." I am who I am, translated from the Hebrew four-letter-word YHWH, stems from the root "to be." So what, then, is God's name?
