This week I came upon an artist who my grandparents or even my parents generation would consider unconventional. Even for today she pushes the envelope a bit—but that’s what artists do best. Violet Overn is an artist of photos, videos and real-life interaction. Although she doesn’t have any statement on her website, her work…

“What am I getting myself into?” A simple question that we often times ask ourselves when the going gets tough or something doesn’t go as planned. This phrase is used when we see the price of something we really want and we know we’ll find a way to put up the money even though we…

  This week the presidential election that the world has had a close eye on has a more prominent fore runner and has caused some journalist to jump the gun. It’s an old, tried and true standard. Before publishing anything, check. Double check. And check again. And don’t make overarching statements without facts. Before publishing…

When I first decided to study journalism, I was dead set on going into sports. Everything about it seemed appealing. Going to games and matches, meeting players, talking about sports and getting paid for it—what more could a sports fan want? Well, as I looked a little closer my perspective changed. When I heard about…

The male dominance in this country is not something that many women have let go unnoticed over time. They’ve made their voices heard in the suffrage movement and in many events in the years to follow.   There are still very few women CEOs and we’ve yet to elect a women American president. But as of…

I’m going to preface this by saying that this is not a post about politics but rather one that is taking a look at a piece of the nature of this year’s election. As this election progresses there’s been an increased lack of tastefulness from some candidates and their parties. There have been a few…

This week San Francisco became a first. They became the first city in the U.S. to require businesses with 20 or more employees to offer six weeks of fully paid parental leave for new parents. For those of us not at the stage of life where parental leave is something on our radar at the…

Caring for an individual is no small feat. But when someone has an extreme disability, eating, sleeping, communicating and most normal daily activities are considerably more difficult than many of us could ever imagine. Most people with extreme disabilities require nearly 24/7 care and that begins from day one with their parents. For many, this…

Women have had the right to join the military since 1917. But that was only the last two years of World War I, and women were only allowed to join as nurses and support staff. Last week NPR’s Here and Now segment reported on a story about Arlington National Cemetery burial rights. The first women flying…

This week America lost a woman who led a high profile life from movie sets to the White House. Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at the age of 94 from congestive heart failure.  A career in Hollywood is where she met the love of her life and even performed…

For most girls, at some point in their lives, they’ve wanted to be a princess. They’ve dressed up as princesses; played games and watched movies about princesses. Somehow the lifestyle of a girl in a crown seems to be everything a young lady could ever want. What those Disney princess movies that many young girls…

In today’s society, the way we consume information is constantly changing. If you look back through history we’ve come a long way. From solely print, to radio, to TV broadcasts, to laptops, to now mobile phones and tablets, options for consuming media are seemingly endless. Each of these platforms are constantly looking for ways to…