Times have surely changed, and we are seeing more and more women making a name for themselves in the sports industry, Amanda Nunes, 35, Cris Cyborg, 38, and Holly Holm, 42, are three of these women. Martial Arts is a sports sector that is stereotypically thought of as a masculine discipline, but these ladies have […]
Day: March 8, 2024
Minaya joining Bombers means more Yankee Global outreach… especially for kids
This week I got a phone call from John Gungie Rivera, the head of the Cristian Rivera Foundation. Cristian was a little boy who died of a very rare brain cancer at the age of six. Since then his father John has taken on a very serious fight to try to find a cure. John […]
Republican interruption during Biden’s State of the Union Address is despicable. (Op-Ed)
Last night, President Joe Biden gave his State of the Union Address and Republicans felt it appropriate to disrupt his speech and heckle him. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) interrupted the president mid-sentence to remind him of the death of college student Laken Riley. Several other GOP lawmakers told Biden to “say her name” or […]
Substitute teachers are emotional punching bags for students and staff. (Op-Ed)
“You’re just a sub.” I was told that I was “just a sub” more times than I could count during my year and a half of substitute teaching. I was “just a sub,” I was no more than a warm body in a classroom only good for taking attendance and passing out classwork. My primary […]
Chicago Sees First Measles Cases in Five Years Amid Nationwide Resurgence
The city of Chicago has had its first measles cases since 2019, adding to the alarming national trend of increasing illnesses. Two cases have been verified by municipal health authorities, signaling a return of the highly infectious illness. The first case was announced on Thursday by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH). The source of the […]
