She sat on the train on her way home from Long Island, New York back to her college campus. It was just like any other dull train ride to school until she saw a woman handing out crisp flyers that said,...

  A college student can't snort it or shoot it. Or drink it or gamble it. There is no support group readily available, and one doesn't have to go to lengths to get it.  Odds are, it's already...

As the 2020s roll in, many Americans are experiencing a crisis of faith when it comes to the relationship they have with the media, a relationship in which we once put our absolute trust and reliance...

The films full of advanced robots and AI computers talking to Americans seem to have finally come to reality. The future of technology is no longer fiction. Instead, it is right next to us - helping people...

As a child, having a book read aloud made the story come to life. Magical tales transformed words into imagination that later affected how children listened and developed. Those same extraordinary stories...

According to a Pew Research Center poll released in May of 2021, the United States public’s trust in their government has been dramatically decreasing since the Eisenhower administration of the 1950s.  The...

What has four legs, a badge, and will bark your Miranda rights? Police K9s are a specialized unit that most law enforcement agencies have, yet there are still many questions about what they do and how...

When Jason Samel attended The Summit School in Upper Nyack in the early 90s, he expected it to be a place of learning that fostered his social, mental, and academic development. At first glance, he was...

Plastic. It is everywhere. It affects everything in people's daily lives. It is used to store food as children play with it in the shape of dolls and action figures, yet no one is realizing...

For the last half-century, West 116th Street has been one of New York City’s most dangerous and dirtiest neighborhoods. Back in the early 20th century, there was a steady decline in public safety in...