Christmas: The Real Reason for the Season

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by Acharya S)

For almost 1600 years, millions of people around the world have been taught that "Christmas" represents the true birthday of the Jewish messiah and Son of God, Jesus Christ. But does Christmas really represent Jesus's birthday? Before it...

Control of the Wine Industry

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by Sarah Martin)

Prior to the eighteenth century the wine trade was in the hands of small individual merchants, and establishments on the scale of modern bodegas were entirely unknown; there was no continuity of name and no records of individual merchants...

Salem Everywhere

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by John Parks)

As an Oregonian, the first thing that comes to my mind when I hear the word "Salem" is my state capitol. The next thought I have is of the witch trials that took place in the 1600s in Massachusetts. Here is a list of some of the famous S...

Seattle's Present is as Important as Its Past

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by John Parks)

Seattle is often called the Emerald City of the United States. It is famous for its Space Needle, it's Seahawks, and its Starbucks. Yes, the very first cup of Starbucks coffee was brewed and served right in Seattle. In fact the original ...

Louis Seize (XVI) 1774-1793

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by Sarah Martin)

Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette succeeded to a shamed throne. Out of sympathy with a licentious Court, they played child-like on the edge of a volcano. Financial difficulties pressed sorely and ministers were unable to hold their appointme...

Is the Media Biased?

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by John Parks)

Whether or not reporters want to admit it, everyone has an opinion. It is true that, for a long time, reporters were required to cover both sides of a story equally. Unfortunately, at least in the United States, that is no longer the cas...

Idaho: Two States in One

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by John Parks)

There are a lot of jokes that surround Idaho and the people who live there. One of the more popular jokes is that Idaho is actually a mythical place because it is rare that you ever meet anybody who is from that state. The truth is, howe...

Louis Quatorze (XIV) 1643-1715

(Mon Dec 15th, 2008, by Sarah Martin)

A few months after the death of Richelieu, Louis Xlll died, leaving his five-year-old son Louis XIV to reign for seventy-two years, first under the restraint of Mazarin, and later as absolute monarch. With his succession and under the unb...

The Ultimate Media and Cartoon Creation – Barack Obama

(Sat Dec 13th, 2008, by C. Read)

Shrek would make a good President. He has green skin – uber cool color. He has never had a job. He loves animals. He has big ears. He talks in halting stultified and often times irrational rhythms. He believes in sharing wealth. He has...

Christian Left Rising in America

(Sat Dec 13th, 2008, by C. Read)

The media and educational elite portrays the rather absurd image that all Christians are fundamentalist conservatives or in their lexicon – knuckle dragging neo-cons. In reality the 'socialist' tendencies of both church and church-goer...