October 4, 1927 On October 4, 1927, sculpting begins on the face of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills National Forest of South Dakota. It would take another 12 years for the granite images of four of America’s most revered presidents—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt—to be completed. The monument was the brainchild of a South Dakota historian namedContinue reading “Work Begins on Mount Rushmore”
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Reasons Why Your AC Smells Musty & How To Eliminate the Odor
by AJ Hulton There’s nothing better than having an air conditioning system during the hot and humid summer season. You can simply turn on your AC and have the comfort you need. But what if your AC smells like rotten wood? You don’t want to turn off the AC and have to go back toContinue reading “Reasons Why Your AC Smells Musty & How To Eliminate the Odor”
True Crime Sundays: Body found in trash ID’d as missing 2-year-old, father to be charged with murder
DeKalb County Police Department – PHOTO: In this photo released by the DeKalb County Police Department, J’Asiah Mitchell is shown.
True Crime Sundays: Idaho woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in US Capitol breach “I understood what Jesus felt like when he was in the garden of Gethsemane praying and felt so alone,” St Cyr said in a video on Facebook after the sentencing. by Andrew Baertlein, Alexandra Duggan BOISE, Idaho —Continue reading
History Lesson Tuesdays: Dog Unearths Cave of Antiquity
Marcel Ravidat, second from left in beret, with his friends at the cave entrance in 1940
History Lesson Tuesdays: Massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
During the 1972 Summer Olympics at Munich, in the early morning of September 5, a group of Palestinian terrorists storms the Olympic Village apartment of the Israeli athletes, killing two and taking nine others hostage. The terrorists were part of a group known as Black September, in return for the release of the hostages, they demandedContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Massacre at the Munich Olympics in 1972.”
The Rise of Social Problems Among College Students
by The Good Men Project/Prakash Neupane In order to provide support and create a culture of respect and inclusion, colleges and universities must be proactive and intentional in their efforts. The rise of social problems among college students is a growing concern in today’s society. College is often seen as a time for personal growthContinue reading “The Rise of Social Problems Among College Students”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Unit 731: Biological Warfare and Inhuman Cruelty
by Robbie Mitchell Unit 731, a covert biological and chemical warfare research facility that operated during World War II in Japan, holds a chilling place in history. Veiled in secrecy and shrouded in denial for decades, this clandestine unit conducted gruesome experiments on human subjects, inflicting unimaginable suffering. Unit 731’s existence is a dark chapterContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Unit 731: Biological Warfare and Inhuman Cruelty”
Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss
Cancers, heart attack, stroke top misdiagnosis list. Here’s what patients can do by Rachel Nania Colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer are the three most frequently missed diagnoses in outpatient clinics and academic medical centers, a January 2022 study published in JAMA Network Open found. Heart attack and prostate cancer round out the top five. Combing through dataContinue reading “Healthcare Mondays: 10 Condions that Doctors Often Miss”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.
by Minivonne Burke and Alicia Victoria Lozano PARK CITY, Utah — A woman who allegedly spiked her husband’s drink with fentanyl and then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died is now accused of secretly taking out almost $2 million in life insurance policies on him. The allegations against Kouri Richins were raised in anContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.”
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