Lifestyle

Fizz-iognomy: Are Diet Sodas Dangerous?

Camp

Is Camp Investment Paying Off in Numbers?

Arts

In the wake of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Leonard Bernstein posited that, "Our response to violence is to make music more beautifully and more intensely than ever." Composer Oliver Messiaen, who was interned in a German prison camp during World War II, believed that the work of artists and musicians, even -- or perhaps especially in the...

Business

Free Speech? Sure. How About a Free Education?

An Israeli brings power to the new online University of the People

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Ben G. Frank, JE Feature

Timing is everything in business. Somewhere along the way, Israeli entrepreneur Shai Reshef became interested in educational services and realized that one issue unites people around the globe: a need for improved education. The problem, however: "The tools for providing accessible higher education were out there, but the price was too high." That's when he discovered the strength of online...

Local

Keeping the Faith? Groups Prove Effective, but Thorny Issues Persist

By:

Bryan Schwartzman

As the economy worsens and the demand for social services increases, the faith-based community -- more than any other -- is providing the safety net and social services for people in need, according to local academic Ram Cnaan. Still, questions remain over the constitutionality and practicality of federal funding for such decidedly effective religious institutions. The sticking point remains whether...

Fighting Cancer

Lung-Cancer Study: Processed Meats Alert

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates -- found in a variety of processed foods, including meats, cheeses, beverages and bakery products -- might speed the growth of lung-cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of those tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease. The study also suggests that dietary regulation...

Travel

Route Canal: A Lock on the Waterworld Experience

By:

Ben G. Frank, JE Feature

Even at 6 a.m., standing on Holland America Line's cruise ship ms/Zuiderdam and sipping a mimosa (or, if you prefer, a cup of hot chocolate), I opened my eyes wide, wiped away the cobwebs and stared out in the dim light of dawn to see one of the wonders of the world. At this moment, six days after leaving Fort...