Former American President Bill Clinton recently pedged to farmers in Malawi that he will help them to ensure that there is a good road from their area to Blantyre city to ensure they do not suffer when selling their produce. He was speaking after visiting the construction site where a hospital is being built from […]
Heard by a Bird
"Some July days in the Hudson Valley, you can watch a puddle evaporate and become a cloud." – Emily Bradstreet Ask Sparrow Occasionally in this column, the feature "Ask Sparrow" appears, in which anyone may demand solutions to apparently hopeless questions. Dear Sparrow: Is it acceptable to hold hands on the first date? Perplexed In […]
Skipping Christmas- John Grisham
One would not expect a novel by John Grisham to be a catalyst in your seriously step back and reflect on your life but the book “Skipping Christmas” does. The Krank family, sick of the materialism and money culture surrounding Christmas festivities decide that one year they will forego all the celebrations and have a […]
Roots of Lal mosque confrontation
Pakistan’s leadership during 1980’s were convinced that Islamization means imposition of harsh punishments, welfare aspect of Islam was ignored, though system of Zakat was introduced to help needy and the poor section of society, but due to moral degradation of society in general and ruling elite of that time in particular was resulted in […]
RESEARCHERS IN KALINGA
Selected KASC Research & Extension Projects To Compete In Region By Marciano A. Paroy Jr. The Highland Agricultural Research and Development Consortium (HARRDEC) recently conducted last May 30-31 an In-House Review of Research and Extension projects conducted by researchers and extension experts of KASC, including proposals, and those that are currently being conducted. […]
STEPHEN B. OMAOIS: In Memory of a GURU Gem
STEPHEN B. OMAOIS: In Memory of a GURU Gem (NOTE: When Stephen Omaois was murdered in cold-blood way back in 2004, the following article was written as my way of honoring him and his short-lived excellence in community journalism. The whole piece never saw print ever since the day it was written, out of […]