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The Signs of the Time

It was Thomas Paine, the English essayist, who wrote, “These are times that try men’s souls.”  Paine was referring to the social difficulties his generation had had to grapple with. Some of these difficulties included unemployment and its attendant ills. To drive home Paine’s point, we say that no age is easy if you have to live through it. From what we read in the papers, see on television and hear on radio, we are worried that our time is just as trying as those of Paine were. Take the...

Time for a Credit Union

The time has come for journalists to come together and support each other. Many other professionals, most notably teachers, have credit unions that members of the profession can approach and get loans from as well as save wit Journalists should follow this example. Of course the seed capitol for such a venture will not be easy to come by and it is for this reason that embassies, banks and other institutions should lend their financial support to this project in order to get it off the ground. ...

DRC: Lake Kivu – a time bomb or source of energy?

Growing up on the shores of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kevin and his friends were often warned not to play in the water. "My mother always asked us not to dip things like keys, rings or any metallic object in the lake," he said. "She said the metals would react with some gas and could result in an explosion." Kevin may not have believed her at the time, but his mother’s concerns echo something scientists have been studying for a number of years – the levels of...