Senator Kennedy encourages DEA to provide Medical Marijuana for research

" June 11, 2008, 10:53 am Medical Marijuana Links By John Tierney We’ve been discussing the presidential candidates’ positions on medical marijuana. Here are a couple of other interesting reports...

Genocide course draws protests

An understandably touchy topic is raised by a new genocide course being offered in some Toronto high schools: how do we determine which atrocities are 'significant' enough to include in a curriculum? Is that even a fair question?"A high-school course on genocide that has...

UBC Scare: The Face of Chaos

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorInvestigators and Associates have released information on the accused  Hwi Lee  whose threats caused the UBC University Campus to go into Lockdown. ...

Join the US Army for the love...of money

A $40,000 signing bonus? Fighting for US oil interests in Iraq can't be that bad, can't it?Anyone....anyone...?"The U.S. Army is having such a hard time recruiting new soldiers that it is about to offer a truly...

Teens' "Sexy" Dance Moves Split Texas Town

A texas high school banned 'provocative' dancing and enforced a strict dress code, and some parents are really angry about it. (I'm assuming all the kids are too.)"Karen Miller, 53 years old, saw her first "freak...

Leading Edge Design High School to Shut Down

A High-school where administrators and students alike are known for leading the way towards a visionary, dynamic and successful future has chosen to quit the field. After a long battle over where the school would...

Two die in China school stabbing

"A high-school pupil has killed two of his classmates and wounded four more after a stabbing spree in southern China, state media has reported. Wu Jianguo launched the alleged assault after a study session at his school in Guangdong province on Tuesday night. Villagers said...

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