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History Lesson Tuesdays: 1933-FDR broadcasts first ‘fireside chat’ during the Great Depression.

On March 12, 1933, eight days after his inauguration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gives his first national radio address—or “fireside chat”—broadcast directly from the White House. Roosevelt began that first address simply: “I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking.” He went on to explain his recent decision to closeContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1933-FDR broadcasts first ‘fireside chat’ during the Great Depression.”

Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Wolves Exposed To Chernobyl Disaster Have Mutated To Be Cancer Resilient & The Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cancer

by Quinn Eaton So there’s some truth to the old superhero trope of radiation exposure leading to powers? It’s not necessarily that simple, though some recent scientific discoveries do have somewhat promising implications for the fight against cancer. Researchers have been tracking and monitoring animals found in the Chernobyl Evacuation Zone, and they’ve found thatContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: Wolves Exposed To Chernobyl Disaster Have Mutated To Be Cancer Resilient & The Discovery Could Aid Fight Against Cancer”

True Crime Sundays: At age 8, Relisha vanished. A decade later, she haunts a changed city.

Netflix documentary highlights alleged atrocities at former Ivy Ridge Academy near Ogdensburg

by Jeff Chudzinski OGDENSBURG — A three-part documentary series that details numerous allegations of abuse of teenage girls at the Academy at Ivy Ridge in Ogdensburg is now available on Netflix. “The Program” details years of abuse towards teenage girls at the Academy at Ivy Ridge and how the “school” tricked parents into sending theirContinue reading “Netflix documentary highlights alleged atrocities at former Ivy Ridge Academy near Ogdensburg”

Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – James Michael Addams Jr, 29

Jackson County Died: December 19, 2021 ‘They were poisoned. This was a homicide’ James Addams Jr. couldn’t contain his excitement when he called his mom on Dec. 16, 2021. “He said, ‘Mom, I got it! I got it!” Katrina Smith recalls her son saying. “And I said, ‘You got what?’” James had taught himself toContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: True Stories from Missouri – James Michael Addams Jr, 29”

Travel Thursdays: Entering This Hidden Washington Castle Will Make You Feel Like You’re In A Fairy Tale

by Jessica Wick The city of Lakewood, population 59,000, sits just south of Tacoma in Western Washington. And if you head down Thorne Lane from I-5 South, you’ll eventually come to the secluded shores of American Lake. And that’s where you’ll find the majestic Thornewood Castle. Thornewood Castle is the most well-known of its kindContinue reading “Travel Thursdays: Entering This Hidden Washington Castle Will Make You Feel Like You’re In A Fairy Tale”

As the Ice Melts, Polar Bears Are Failing to Find Enough Food on Land

by Jeffrey Kluger t’s not easy to swim 175 km (109 mi.) when you’re starving to death. It’s not easy either to try to survive when you’re shedding body weight at a rate of 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) a day. And it might be hardest—or at least most tragic—of all if you’re a nursing momContinue reading “As the Ice Melts, Polar Bears Are Failing to Find Enough Food on Land”

History Lesson Tuesdays: 1932- Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped

On March 1, 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, is kidnapped from the family’s new mansion in Hopewell, New Jersey. Lindbergh, who became an international celebrity when he flew the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, and hisContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1932- Lindbergh Baby Kidnapped”

Mental Health Awareness: 25 Subtle Signs of Insecurity

by Ree Winter We all have moments when confidence falters — some deal with it more often than others. For some, it’s just a part of who they are. Overcoming insecurities, no matter how hard you try, can be challenging. As I made this list, I found I related to several of these signs. It’sContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness: 25 Subtle Signs of Insecurity”

True Crime Sundays: Ohio mom who left 16-month-old daughter to starve to death for 10 days pictured beaming on Puerto Rico beach

by Olivia Land An Ohio mom posted a grinning photo of herself on a sunny beach at the same time that her little daughter lay dying in her filthy playpen back home. Kristel Candelario, 32, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Thursday for abandoning her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, when she jetted off on a 10-day vacation to PuertoContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Ohio mom who left 16-month-old daughter to starve to death for 10 days pictured beaming on Puerto Rico beach”