The growth and development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a consistent force in our national and international perspective. It is projected to be a foundational pillar in our global economy, as the current valuation in the year 2026 is estimated at approximately six hundred billion dollars with projections to be...
The Escalating Impact of Political Violence
As we know there was yet another threat of violence at the recent White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington D.C. It seems from preliminary investigations the targets were our current U.S. administration officials. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. Yet we watched hundreds of individuals at that event have a...
The Traumatic Aftermath of the Annunciation Catholic School Shooting
Most of us have read or heard about the tragic mass shooting on the morning of August 27th at the Church of the Annunciation in the Windom neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting occurred during a scheduled school-wide Mass attended by both the students and faculty of the Annunciation Catholic...
The Trauma of Flood Rescue Workers
We have seen so much of the coverage of the floods in Texas. This alarming storm brought sudden rises in water where over 120 lives have been lost and over 170 individuals are still missing. It destroyed camps, mobile homes, motor homes and almost anything in its path. Some are...
Will Mental Health Funded Grants Be Eliminated for Rural Schools?
In the time period post-Covid, $1 billion in grants for school-based mental health programs were part of a sweeping gun violence bill signed by President Joe Biden in 2022 in response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The grants were meant to help schools hire more psychologists, counselors and...
Threats to Head Start Funding
In our community it was announced this past week that our county Head Start Program would be forced to close on May 21 due to uncertainty of continued government funding. They had applied to continue their long-standing funding back in January and have yet to receive confirmation of what their...
Some Myths about Opioid Addiction
We have heard much lately about the damage being done by fentanyl which a very powerful opioid. There is much activity to protect our borders and attempt to prevent its entrance into our country. These drugs are often passed to our students and have been known to create horrid physical...
What Happens During the Week Prior to the Philadelphia Flower Show?
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is the nation’s largest and longest-running horticultural event and fundraiser featuring stunning displays by the world’s premier floral, garden, and landscape designers. The 2025 Philadelphia Flower Show will begin on March 1 and continue through the 9th. This year’s exhibits will take you into a new world...
The Trauma Impact of the Los Angeles Fires
Our country has been watching the news reports of the devastating Los Angeles fires with horror and empathy. Fires in four different regions have thus far consumed 62 square miles of land, have destroyed over 12,000 structures, have killed 24 people, have forced evacuations of over 150,000 people and have...
The First World Media Ban Passes Australian Parliament
There have been consistent controversies about the impact that social media platforms are having on our youth. Since there have been little or no efforts by the companies to limit the use of the platforms to adults, children who are capable of going on-line can have the exact same exposure...