On 15 September, the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security conducted a hearing on “Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking” in the United States. (NB: A minor in the United States is an individual under the age of 18.) On ongoing issue in... Read More

How long would it take you to count to 925 million aloud?  More than your lifetime.  Count to 60 for me.  In the time it took you to count to 60, ten children died due to undernourishment.  I’ve written that Hunger Should... Read More

Today is the 14th, one day shy of mid-month of Hunger Action Month, where if we (that is you and I) give a little we feed a lot.  Just exactly how little. In my #VFD2010 (Virtual Food Drive 2010) your... Read More

The topic of cyber bullying or electronic harassment continues to percolate to the forefront of many discussions.  The Aldine, TX Senior high school had a good definition of cyber bullying:  Cyberbullying is the willful repeated harm inflicted through electronic devices.... Read More

You don’t hear North Dakota associated with human trafficking often, but the reality is human trafficking touches all 50 states of the United States, and North Dakota is no exception.  Though the Attorney General of North Dakota advises that human trafficking... Read More

The United Nations Security Council met on 16 June to discuss Children and Armed Conflict and “debated” the UN Secretary-General’s ninth report published on 13 April. What’s to debate?  Children involvement in armed conflict is wrong, and unfortunately the tragedy is,... Read More

I just finished thumbing through the 373 page 10th Annual Report in the Trafficking in Persons from the US Department of State.  You owe it to yourself to garner a modicum of understanding as to how the scourge of human trafficking feeds... Read More

The summer of 2010 will be remembered for many different reasons, be it the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico which will change the lives of so many or perhaps the turn around in the economy.  As the eternal... Read More

Nevada – is synonymous with entertainment.  We all know Las Vegas as “Sin City,” and the public relations side of the city wishes to project it is okay to act outside your moral bounds when in Las Vegas as “What happens... Read More

The US unemployment numbers were released earlier this week and they remained high, at almost 10% and higher in some locales.  Indicative of large numbers of the population continue to find employment.  Often times an attractive situation isn’t geographically near and relocation isn’t... Read More

January 18 is an important day.  January 18 is a national holiday in the United States, in honor of Reverend Martin Luther King. King accomplished much for humanity. January 18 is also day six following the tragic 7.0 earthquake which... Read More

January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.  Tragic isn’t it, that a need for such a day exists.  Why do members of our society treat children as a commodity, to be bought and sold, traded and bartered all for... Read More

As 2009 races to a close, two terms have become permanent residents within the online safety and security lexicon, “identity theft” and “identity fraud.”  The reality is both have existed long before the internet came into being and today as... Read More

We all have a reputation.  When you were young, you may have been known as the “ultra-smart” student or the one who wore “keds”  or perhaps the “bratty one” or the “swimmer” – all labels.  And as we matured the... Read More

At this time of the year, we often reflect on what transpired during the previous 12 months. For me, it was truly coming to grips with mortality. My parents had passed in 1993 (within seven months of one and other)... Read More

Thank you! Good Morning, The virtual canned food drive hosted by Libby’s finished today and I wanted you to know what our modest collective efforts and your donations helped achieve: A.      Our matching donors grew from Libby’s match of $1... Read More

In a previous blog, “Human Trafficking: Children as a Commodity“, I initiated the sharing of my thoughts on the trafficking of children in the United States, providing some of the findings from the Shared Hope International‘s May 2009 national report,... Read More

Today I share with you a piece I wrote in the beginning of November as a guest blog for Cammie Moises and her MomsMaterial blog.  The content I believe is apropos for your families and friends who may be online. ... Read More

Human Trafficking. The term conjures up a number of different images.  Perhaps for those unfamiliar with the term, it may bring to mind a crowded urban sidewalk at quitting time, while those with a familiarity may create the visualization of... Read More

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and we have so much about which to be thankful – the basics of life available – roof over our head; good health, employment and food on our tables.  Unfortunately, in this year of 2009, the... Read More