By: Marc Cenedella The 4th of July is a good time to reflect on these words from a great American: It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the a... Read more...
By Sangim Han and Rose Kim Chung Eunjung, a mother of two sons in Seoul, says South Korea's plan to give children extra playtime by ending Saturday classes means only one thing: more private tutoring. On June 14, President Lee Myung Bak's government announced it would recomm... Read more...

Patricia A. Ackerman - Executive Director of the Chalkdust Education Foundation "Can you hear me, now?" was a popular query in a cell phone ad a few years back. The caller was seeking confirmation that two-way communication was occurring. By inference, and assuming no language barrier or audi... Read more...

On January 13, 2010 Pat Robertson, founder and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network, stated that Haiti “swore a pact to the devil.” This was one day after a 7.0 earthquake rocked the island nation resulting in massive loss of life. The “pact” Robertson so confidently ment... Read more...

…He was a dark, grim man wit’ jet black hair wit’ a patch o’ gray in the front o’ it; he always wore a buzz cut. He had dark, beautiful, rich skin with these piercin’ hazel eyes. Lookin’ into his eyes, you can see there was so much pain in his soul. He had a scar down his face throug... Read more...
I have a sister named Erica C. Blair. Erica is one of my earliest childhood memories. We’ve had very complexed adventures as siblings. I didn’t like her when she first was born, but she loved her big brother. She didn’t like me throughout our juven... Read more...
New research accidentally conducted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has discovered that vaccines activate the “moron” genes that normally lie dormant in human beings. Once activated, these “moron genes” cause individuals to lose higher brain function and the ability to question ... Read more...
Good day, Cool World how is everybody today? This week’s topic is about one of my greatest addictions/faults. It’s nothing big like drugs, gambling, or me being a bipolar murderer; it’s about my raging lust. Before we go any further if you’re a family member, close friend,... Read more...

‘Ello…’Ello, beautiful people out there. This week is a good week for you all. I have a few guest features; this week is a poetry slam. I asked a few friends to write a poem. This week’s blog is about free thought, free expression, and free self. Poetry is a writing form... Read more...