In the early '90s, Pedro Zamora of the San Francisco "The Real World" cast fit the AIDS stereotype — a gay man. Throughout the season, the MTV audience got acquainted with the devastating disease.
Hooray for the FDA and its recently released guidelines that will put more information in the hands of restaurant patrons. The goal of these recommendations, of course, is to curb the obesity epidemic in the U.S.
As a journalism major, words are my business. I study them daily, dissecting run-on sentences while sensing the feeling each word invokes.
Hearing voices in your head used to mean trouble. Now it means you're techno-fabulous. Remember that crazy shoe phone in the old TV show "Get Smart"? Well, its 21st-century cousin has just been born in the form of a new gizmo developed by Nike and Apple Computer, Inc. that allows your lower digits to go digital. Mind-body connection?
You don't have to go far to find a conspiracy theory concerning U.S. politics. From the Marines in Haditha to Valerie Plame, it seems as if everything dealing with the latest presidency is a little too blurry.
With eight out of 10 people older than the age of 25 classified as overweight, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have a serious weight problem. A fine line separates being overweight from being obese.
I read, with dismay, Caitlin Scuderi's "United States swarming with ADD, falsely diagnosed Adderall addicts," (SN 6/1). The column, although possibly well-intentioned, was based on rumor and anecdote.
Scientific rationality is commonly proposed as justification for a materialist and naturalist world view.
Caitlin Scuderi's column on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, "United States swarming with ADD, falsely diagnosed Adderall addicts," (SN 6/1), and Candace R.
A series of bills known as the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act recently passed through the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. As a protective measure against a form of domestic violence, the bills require a doctor performing an abortion to screen the woman seeking the abortion to determine if she was coerced into it. On the cover, the act seems right in line with protecting civil liberties and promoting safe relationships, but the bills go deeper than a first impression. Whether we ignore it or not, domestic violence, be it emotional or physical, does exist.
I am writing in response to Mike Ramsey's cartoon on May 23. I realize that everyone may not agree with the content of his cartoon.
I am not one to normally respond to an opinion column but Caitlin Scuderi's "United States swarming with ADD, falsely diagnosed Adderal addicts," (SN 6/1), I just cannot let slip by without offering my own opinion. Let me start by telling you that I am a mother of two.
Christopher Bunke's letter to the editor "Intelligent design valid stance, not anti-science," (SN 5/25), shows how very little intelligent design advocates know about biology and science in general.
I read with great interest Bill Ferguson's column, "Although not missed, Gore back in the public eye supporting global issue," (SN 5/30). Gore has been missed.
As the national debate rages on about illegal immigration, it's likely that countless Americans have revisited their thoughts on the topic and the sources of their beliefs. The immigration question is being asked by people about other people — making it xenophobia-prone and bound to be emotional and personal — all of which leads to irrational discussion and an increase in cases of foot-in-mouth disease.
The first time I heard about attention deficit disorder, or ADD, was in the fourth grade. My friend, Eric, had to leave recess early, and when I asked him why, he told me he was sick. It wasn't until later that his mom told my mom that he had been diagnosed with a different form of ADD called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD.
I guess the beauty of political cartoons is that two people can see starkly contrasting depictions. Where Mark Mack, "Cartoonist gone too far, issue under investigation," (SN 5/26), saw an attack on some Marines, the military and even President Bush in Mike Ramsey's May 23 cartoon, I saw a criticism of the right.
We all know the phrase "No taxation without representation." On one of the nation's earliest attempts at protest, we look back with proud smiles, happy that our rebel forefathers set the rules for our young country.
The letter "Intelligent design valid science, not anti-science," (SN 5/25), presented claims against three broad fields of science: evolution, astrophysics and biogenesis.
There's always a reason. Every time one of these spring-loaded sociopaths breaks out in a homicidal rage, we hear how it all stemmed from something that happened to him. He came up one hug short of a happy childhood, or his porridge was too hot or too cold, or society failed to remove a thorn from his paw.