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Basketball Star, Oscar Winner and Author Kobe Bryant Dead at 41

January 27, 2020 News Editor 0

You will likely already have heard that former LA Laker superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant, often affectionately called The Black Mamba, died in a helicopter crash near LA on Sunday. His daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, just 13 years old lost her life in the same crash. Gianna was the second eldest of Bryant’s four daughters. The youngest, Capri, was born June 2019. Kobe Bryant was widely known as one of the great basketball players of […]

Fighting the (Tech) Revolution

January 23, 2020 News Editor 0

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is on its way experts suggest it’s going to change everything. A recent conceit, the phrase was coined in 2015 was first introduced by then executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab. Smartypants Technology Report talks about the Fourth Industrial Revolution in an article about a recently published book on the topic called Fightback: How to Win in the Digital Economy with Platforms, Ventures and Entrepreneurs. Digitalization is the […]

Non-Fiction: Her Right to Know by Sal Liccardo

January 23, 2020 admin 0

Every human being has the right to know of any potential serious harm to their body from any product they consume whether prescription drugs, medical devices, or food for the table.” — Sal Liccardo Fifty years ago, one of the most admired companies in America was selling a product that was used enthusiastically. It was life-changing for millions of women. According to author Sal Liccardo, the company who made this product knew it posed […]

J.R.R. Tolkien Son and Heir Christopher Dies at 95

January 16, 2020 News Editor 0

Christopher Tolkien, son of J.R.R. Tolkien, has died at the age of 95. Tolkien was born in England in 1924. He died January 15, 2020. Christopher John Reuel Tolkien was author J. R. R. Tolkien’s third son. In addition to continuing his father’s work, he drew the maps for the original The Lord of the Rings. He signed the maps C. J. R. T. From CNN: After his father’s death, Christopher Tolkien began working on […]

Stop Being Mad: Send Love

January 16, 2020 Linda L. Richards 1

Is there something in outrage that is easy? Something that feels good? Is love a more difficult place to get to, yet ultimately more fulfilling, because it can lead us to understanding? So many angry people on both sides of all of these big questions, and they appear to revel in it; to horde their anger, allowing it to fuel them. That isn’t healthy for anyone or anything (health/the heart/the world). And it doesn’t help. […]

National Press Club Named to The Washington Post’s Press Freedom Partnership

January 7, 2020 admin 0

The Washington Post announced today that the National Press Club would be one of two organizations added this year to its Press Freedom Partnership, an ongoing initiative that aims to highlight organizations working vigilantly to promote press freedom and raise awareness of the rights of journalists worldwide. Launched in November of 2018, The Washington Post Press Freedom Partnership has recognized leading organizations in the Press Freedom community and provided them with support — including advertising […]