“It’s time for Dodger baseball!” Even after 67 years, Vincent “Vin” Scully’s renowned voice ringing through Dodger Stadium still electrifies the crowd of blue. Scully’s name has become well-known in the baseball realm, but not many people are aware of his humble...
The infamous show "Toddlers and Tiaras" recently made a comeback after being canceled on the popular cable network TLC three years ago. The startling reality series was canceled due to a plethora of controversy in October 2013. After the hiatus, this toxic...
On Sept. 20, the U.S. Geological Survey announced that the southern sea otter population count has risen to 3,272, the highest it has been since 1982. The population has risen 11 percent since 2013 and may be the highest it has been for 100 years. The sea otters have...
“We watched the twin towers collapse before our eyes, and it became instantly clear that we had entered a new world and a dangerous new world,” proclaimed former president George W. Bush concerning 9/11. There were many heroes that day such as first responders, other...
On Aug. 26, President Obama announced that the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) will grow to 582,578 square miles, making it the world’s largest marine preserve. PMNM will quadruple in size, allowing protection for over 7,000 marine species living at...
“Que soy era Immaculada Concepciou.” I am the Immaculate Conception. In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary spoke these hallowed words to Bernadette Soubirous, a teenager of 14 years old. Uneducated and burdened with poverty, the Mother of Jesus nevertheless chose her as a...
On April 11, William Bramwell, the last surviving member of his crew, celebrated his 99th birthday. Bramwell was a member of the Army Air Force during World War II. He became a B-17 pilot at age 25 and led a crew of men whose ages ranged from 19 to 30. Bramwell and...
Opened in 2002, Guantanamo Bay detention camp was used to detain Muslim militants and captured terrorists from Iraq, Afghanistan and other war-torn areas. Some of the people who are currently being held in the camp are those associated with the attacks on 9/11 and...
Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll has been the target of unending criticism in recent years, thus prompting her dramatic makeover that was unveiled last week. Such a transformation hoped to solidify a ceasefire between the suffering toy company and harshly opinionated...
Sitting in a high school math class, utterly befuddled by the concept of graphing a useless polynomial, the students begin to riot, challenging the teacher with the seemingly unanswerable question, “When are we ever going to use this in real life?” A typical scene,...
