Tag: Issue 11-13-2009
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History Repeats Itself: Witches Still Outcasts in Salem
Norman Watne When you think of Salem, Massachusetts, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Witches? goblins or perhaps ghosts? This is the time of year when Salem explodes with all kinds of excitement—Halloween!—with parades and parties galore. But let me tell you, there is a part of Salem much darker than…
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5 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Homelessness
Shannon Moriarty Reprinted with the author’s permission from change.org. Seems everywhere we look these days, the topic of homelessness is making a cameo. Newspapers, blogs, the five o’clock news, even the cover of Vogue! So while we have your ear, world, let us take advantage of this teachable moment to tell you 5 things about…