Author: Shimbo

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Kansas Holding Children Hostage From Medical Marijuana-Using Veteran

Kansas doesn’t agree with veteran Raymond Schwab using medical marijuana, so they stripped custody of five of his six children. From 1994-1996, Raymond Schwab served his country with distinction during the first Gulf War. For his efforts, like many vets, he returned home from the war with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Last year, after trying a number of different prescription… Read more →

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Episode 192: Bye Bye Bowie, or “Putting Out Fire With Gasoline”

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It’s a new year, and the Never Daunted Radio Network is rollin’ on a somber week, as we remember David Bowie and Alan Rickman while discussing why grieving for strangers isn’t the worst thing someone can do. First up, writer and podcast host Maura Quint stops in to talk about how David Bowie’s death, if only for the briefest of… Read more →

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Fear of a Black Breast: Ciara Causes Pearl Clutching at National Championship Game

R&B artist Ciara caused a minor uproar with the gown she wore as she sang the National Anthem ahead of the College Football Championship game. What is it about breasts that offends Americans more than violence? We live in a society where millions can watch men batter and break one another week in and week out, but show some cleavage before the… Read more →

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Dealing in Stocks & Buds: Cannabis Dispensary Goes Public

Merger offers opportunity for public to purchase shares in California medical marijuana dispensary Call it a sign of the times as cannabis-grower Terra Tech Corp., announced its merger with Blum Oakland, a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, CA. With more than 42,000 registered patients, Blum Oakland serves close to 1,000 patients daily. The merger with Terra Tech guarantees a “farm to table” approach, as the grower… Read more →

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David Bowie Is Not Dead

So much greater than the man who created him, David Bowie is more alive now than ever David Jones is dead. He was 69, he had cancer and he died surrounded by the people he loved and who loved him. Just like any average person who falls victim to disease. For the rest of us, David Jones was a stranger,… Read more →