About: Hubert Papes

In a recent article written for CNN, Moni Basu discusses the current legal battle over second-parent adoptions in the state of North Carolina. Second-parent adoption is when someone in relationship with the legal parent of a child adopts said child, and the first parent retains his or her rights. Six same-sex couples, represented by theContinue Reading

In the 19th and 20th century coal miners would keep caged canaries with them in the mines to serve as a zoological warning system for toxic gases and fumes. Canaries would choke and die from the methane and other harmful toxins far earlier than the miners, leaving the miners with ample time to remove themselvesContinue Reading