Goodwill and Man-Woman Relationships

I had an older friend who was a brilliant writer but had a negative view of women, particularly of mothers. I challenged that view, and that resulted in him terminating the friendship.I also had a correspondence with a professor who studies domestic violence. I wrote some...

Julian Assange, women's rights, and the depth of corruption

Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, has been issued an international arrest warrant over trumped-up charges of rape. The two women who made these charges have repeatedly said that the sex was consensual and are continuing to say that the sex was consensual. ...

Gisele Bundchen Becomes UN Goodwill Ambassador

Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen has been named Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme. Her role as Ambassador is to "raise awareness and inspire action to protect the...

Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

Obama's First 100 Days

There is much to be doneand it will take time andnot everything  will getdone but it is importantto get started now."The economyThe experts at CNN Money lay out six issues that require President Obama's...

Goodwill finds man who left $7,500 in donated shoes

A US newcomer from Bulgaria has found cash in a shoebox on her first day on the job and helped locate the original owner.  "GLEN CARBON, Ill. - It took some fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in Illinois...

Israeli ministers OK release of 200 Palestinians

Israel has agreed to release 200 Palestinian prisoners. The approval by a ministerial commission is the next step in the process of releasing the prisoners. The move is a festure of faith in Palestianian president Mahmoud Abbas. "An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday...

George Clooney named UN 'Messenger of Peace'

Hollywood hunk and celebactivist, George Clooney, has been named a peace envoy by the UN, thanks to his dedication and work toward ending the conflict in Darfur, through his humanitarian organization Not On Our...

Catholic church hypocritical accepting Blair, says priest

"A British priest Monday accused the Catholic church of being hypocritical for accepting the conversion of former prime minister Tony Blair because of his support for the Iraq war. "If the Roman Catholic church truly reflected the values of Jesus Christ, then Tony Blair...

Wishing the NowPublic Community a Harmonic Holiday Season

We're from around the world: different cultures, different beliefs, but in the end, don't we all wish for a good life for those we love?No big editorial here about hate, war, or politics. Just a wish for all--have a harmonic holiday! And my thanks to those who take the time...

Spice Girls reunite in Vancouver

Backlash, smacklash. At least, that's what Victoria "Posh" Beckham, Geri "Ginger" Halliwell, Melanie "Sporty" Chisholm, Melanie "Scary" Brown and Emma "Baby" Bunton are saying today as their private 747 (see...

The Scientology Volunteer Ministers Africa Goodwill Tour in Namibia

After more than 20 years of strife, Namibia won its independence from South Africa in 1990 and looked forward to a better future for its people.  But with 30-40% unemployed, 11% HIV positive and an estimated...

UN says millions of displaced Iraqis face grim future

One of the main aims of this Iraq war was to help the people of this nation - to free them of their despair and suffering  under the brutal regime of Sadam. The picture that has emerged is that again we have...

Angelina Jolie highlights plight of Iraqi Refugees

Latest figures from UNHCR show that more than four million Iraqis have been displaced by the the war in the country."UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday concluded her first visit to Iraq and...

Hospital Ship Comfort Departs to South America

gCaptain's blog tells us: In some of the most positive military news of recent memory we get word of preparations being made aboard the USNS Comfort for tomorrow's departure on a humanitarian mission to South...

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