People Should Not Have To Sacrifice Freedom To be Safe From Rape
March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment

People Should Not Have To Sacrifice Freedom To be Safe From Rape

By Alicia Taylor Have you seen all the advice to women to keep themselves and avoid getting raped? 1. Make sure your windows are locked so that no one can sneak in. So much for opening the windows come spring time to blow out the winter doldrums. 2. Never walk alone. Forget about that much […]

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Another Example Of Ignorance And Brutality
March 26, 2013 1 Comment

Another Example Of Ignorance And Brutality

By Barbara Farina After the publication of yesterday’s column (which I believe is excellent), there were several responses to it received by some  of us. Luckily, I have to say that the article was generally well received.   But as always, there are people who never ceases to amaze me. In this case, it was […]

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Redefining rape: A timeline
August 27, 2012 4 Comments

Redefining rape: A timeline

By: Carrie Eckles Rape has made headlines recently due to the inane remarks made by Rep. Todd Akin regarding rape and pregnancy. According to Akin, “It seems to be, first of all, from what I understand from doctors, it’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut […]

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