click for more info This is a story about domestic violence in Ocala, Florida but it could be anywhere in the United States. It is discussing the increase in the number of incidents of domestic violence which authorities are attributing to low income levels and low education levels. There's another factor involved and that is a lack of resources to deal with...

This is a story of a black bear roaming a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia. It seems the longer the bear wandered around the more people followed it which only made the bear more anxious and possibly more aggressive. You can read the rest of the story HERE. Every year about this time people go into the mountains to look at the...

click for more info Here's a story about an event going on at the University a Kansas called "sexual assault awareness week." It points out that most incidents of sexual assault on college campuses go unreported and that most are related to alcohol, something that we have been talking about for years. You can read the rest of the story HERE. The...

click for more info You probably heard about the incident in South Africa where mineworkers confronted police and 34 were killed with 87 wounded. The day before that happened the purchase of nonlethal pepper sprays was authorized. You can read the whole story HERE. The story goes on to say the incident "highlighted the need for non-lethal options for controlling and dispersing...

click for more info Students at tiny Aquinas College outside of Grand Rapids, MI were greeted with bright orange flyers warning of recent sexual assault activity near the campus when they returned to classes this school year. You can get the rest of the details HERE in this article. Sexual assault on and off campus is becoming much more common than school...

With colleges and universities starting classes soon this story is not only timely but relevant. It discusses the effects alcohol has on young women as it relates to sexual assault on campus and offers some tips to stay safe in what most people don't realize is not a safe environment-a college campus. Nearly 25% of all women on campus are victims of...