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More than 8,000 people gathered together in Oakland on Feb. 7 to call for a ban on fracking in California. Despite some much-needed rain, the March for Real Climate Leadership was one of the biggest climate rallies California has seen and it was likely the biggest action against fracking anywhere in United States history per the march organizers. A bus load of people … [Read more...]
AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) HAPPY BIRTHDAY AQUARIUS! Relationships of all types continue to be an important focal point during the first half of your Personal New Year. A cycle of culmination is strongly featured. When one door closes another will open that tends to reveal new exciting paths to walk down .This could be an extremely productive and growth oriented time. You are … [Read more...]
This isn’t my usual rant about women’s rights, but during Black Americans Month, I thought it appropriate to support another under represented, and often disenfranchised, voting group. Until 1916, US senators were elected by their respective state legislature. Mississippi was the only state to appoint not one, but two, black senators, both Republicans. Hiram Revels served in … [Read more...]
Jake Ducey was 19 years old when he realized he was on a path that was not fulfilling him. He was just going through the motions, doing what he thought he was supposed to do. So he quit school and went looking for life's meaning. "It was then for the first time that I officially asked life to provide for me," Ducey wrote in "Into the Wind: My Six-Month Journey Wandering the … [Read more...]
The ancient Greeks believed that amethysts could prevent drunkenness. They often drank out of goblets made from amethyst or would grind amethysts into dust and pour the powder into their wine. The origin of the name comes from the Greek words for “not drunken.” In ancient times amethysts were also thought to protect travelers from harm and to ward off the evil eye. On a … [Read more...]
by Kac Young PhD, ND, DCH All the talk in the New Year about resolutions won't get you anywhere but disappointed. Statistics show that only 8% of people who make New Year's Resolutions are successful. Why is that? Are we all losers? Far from it. There is a definite secret to making changes stick. You can make all the resolutions you want but until you change your … [Read more...]
By Katie Mickey Hydrating the body's cells the way nature intended is no small feat in today’s world of chemically treated, dead, acidic water. With 22 pages of contaminants, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, present in our state’s water supply, that then pick up an additional load of rusty, heavy metals from our 50- to 60-year-old steel waterways on the way … [Read more...]
