Developing an Entrepreneurial Culture in Grenada
Grenada over the past years has been plagued with many problems economic in nature, and there doesn't seem to be a one size fits all solution to the problems that we are facing as a country. One of the...
View ArticleNBC to Johnny Weir: Yes to Tiaras and Mascara, No to Fur
Add animal rights to the list of issues buzzing from Sochi: NBC told Olympics correspondent Johnny Weir to dress as flamboyantly as he wants -- but to ditch his infamous furs. "Do whatever you want....
View ArticlePope Francis Opens Vatican Meeting With Urge For Flexibility In Family Reforms
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis on Thursday (Feb. 20) opened a major two-day meeting on the church’s approach to the complexities of modern family life, telling the world’s Catholic cardinals that the...
View ArticleEpilepsy Group Announces Support For Medical Marijuana
The Epilepsy Foundation has recognized medical marijuana as a treatment for epilepsy, calling for better access to the drug and more research into its possibilities. "The Epilepsy Foundation supports...
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Music Matters -- Everywhere!
For most children, music is one of their earliest experiences. Whether raised in poverty or luxury, children around the world are soothed to sleep by the sound of their mothers' singing or humming. As...
View Article5 Things I Would Say to My Younger Self About Having a Disability
I'm not a fan of top 10 lists unless David Letterman is rattling off a good one sometime around midnight. First of all, they usually come off as rather arrogant. Does anyone really know the 10 correct...
View ArticleLeft Out in the Cold
This winter has been one for the record books. Wind chills have closed in on -30 and below, and with the exception of the recent warm snap we've rarely seen temperatures above freezing, not to mention...
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Olympic Skiing and Feeding the Hungry
I have been following the Olympic skiing events from Sweden's dramatic cross country victories to just recently Norway winning gold in Nordic team event. There is also a freestyle halfpipe skier,...
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I Found Social Justice in Puerto Rican Village
Since 2007, the United Nations has recognized Feb. 20 as the World Day of Social Justice. They identify social justice as a major underlying principle for peace and prosperity. Last month I traveled to...
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Traveling to Nepal for The Global Good Fund
Gasping for air and tripping over my feet while chasing Nepali men up and down a field was not exactly what I anticipated when I set out on my trip to Nepal. But it did end up teaching me a lot about...
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The Disposability of Boys
The UN's recent reports on the treatment of children in Syria and in the Roman Catholic Church revealed some of the despicable acts committed against boys that are part of a disturbing and hidden...
View ArticleKilled by a Gun
The headlines in the case were sadly familiar. An angry adult armed with a gun used it to shoot and kill an unarmed black teenager he thought seemed “bad”—this time, because the teenager and his...
View ArticleNow THIS Is How You Honor An Amazing Teen Who Has Cancer
Dominique Cooks, a high school senior with an inoperable brain tumor, may not live long enough to reach future milestones. But he was able to attend his high school graduation, thanks to administrators...
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Breaking Out of a Broken System
My articles don't normally center around philanthropic causes, but when a friend passed along this book, Breaking Out of a Broken System, and the socially innovative marketing campaign attached to it,...
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Clean Air and Your Heart Health
One day, my younger son came home from school and asked to have a heart-to-heart talk. He announced that he had just learned that love did not come from the heart, as I had always told him. It came...
View ArticleIt's Unbelievable That Someone Could Shoot This Sweet Cat Full Of BB Pellets
Authorities still don't know who shot Arrow the cat with dozens of BB pellets -- many in his head, even more in the rest of him. The cat, believed to be about five years old, lived through the attack...
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'We Are All Barbie Girls' Illustrations By Colleen Clark Show What It Would...
How great would it be if Barbie came in all dress sizes, body shapes and ethnicities? That's what student and illustrator Colleen Clark thought when she was approached by Marie Claire South Africa to...
View ArticleThe Global Drinking Water Crisis That Is Hitting Close to Your Home
This week, I spent about 20 minutes on HuffPost Live chatting with Alyona Minkovski about the global crisis threatening drinking water. That phrase -- global crisis -- seems to desensitize people,...
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Ukraine, Venezuela and Across the Globe: Mystical Activism?
Let me start out by saying that the notion of meditating or praying to change the world usually annoys me for a number of reasons. As an American surrounded by people who are of privilege by global...
View ArticleHow One Teacher Helped A High School Student Who Weighed 510 Pounds Change...
For Eric Ekis, high school was a struggle. The 14-year-old entered his freshman year at Franklin Community High School in Franklin, Ind., weighing 510 pounds, making him an easy target for his peers to...
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