When Patty Mitchell wanted to design a product around the abilities of special needs workers, the response she got was, "These people will never make anything anybody would want to buy." That shortsighted attitude plays into the social construct that limits people with intellectual or ...

Waking up in the 80s was a different world. Everything was slower paced. It was akin to a soft melodic song. Life was relaxing and peaceful. Of course, I was a kid. My biggest adventures and idea of fun were playing outside or riding my bike. Being a kid during the 80's was pretty easy. Nothing ...

I am writing on the day that Pope Francis passed away. I am sure many people wonder why this event of the death of the head of the Catholic Church is in the news and the regular press. He served in this office and has represented the structure and moral standards that the Church brings to ...

You know the adage, "Don't shoot yourself in the foot"? That's exactly what New Yorkers are doing by pouring their tax dollars into the Legal Aid Society. It should be called the Illegal Aid Society. It's 99% publicly funded — with your state and local tax dollars — and its chief business ...

Since the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, social media has been filled with expressions of loss and mourning, as well as opinions — both positive and negative — about Francis' time on the Throne of Peter. The deceased pontiff is being heralded for his warmth and generosity of ...

Pope Francis was meant to be a pontiff for the age of globalization. The pope's spiritual mission doesn't change, but its earthly context does, and when the College of Cardinals chose Argentina's Jorge Maria Bergoglio as successor to the retiring Pope Benedict XVI, they made a guess about where ...