WHY REFORMS IN ARMM WILL FAIL IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF RG MUJIV HATAMAN’s ADMINISTRATION

The silence of cacophony resonates to echo the clamor for change in the only autonomous region in the Philippines. The Bangsamoro hungered for these, Malacanang answered with the postponement of ARMM election and the appointment of street activist and former Anak Mindanao partylist representative Mujiv Hataman as Regional Governor (RG). Echo, change and clamor, these three words are interchangeable. No matter what and how the arrangement is, it connotes an iota of reform. It reflects the exigency to undertake, a drastic, superfluous and adamant remedy.

Tucson schools bans books by Chicano and Native American authors

Native authors in banned book include Leslie Marmon Silko, Buffy Sainte Marie and Winona LaDuke

Breaking news: Updated Sunday with response from banned author Roberto Rodriguez

TUCSON -- Outrage was the response to the news that Tucson schools has banned books, including "Rethinking Columbus," with an essay by award-winning Pueblo author Leslie Marmon Silko, who lives in Tucson, and works by Buffy Sainte Marie, Winona LaDuke, Leonard Peltier and Rigoberta Menchu.

The United Nations’ Secretary-General’s office has expressed concern over the Cambodian government’s failure to confirm the appointment of the international co-investigating judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia, to replace Judge Siegfried Blunk, who resigned in October. T

The United Nations’ Secretary-General’s office has expressed concern over the Cambodian government’s failure to confirm the appointment of the international co-investigating judge at the Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia, to replace Judge Siegfried Blunk, who resigned in October.

The 15-year-old that Treasury Board President Tony Clement called a “jack ass” on Twitter said he was “shocked” by the insult.

Clement apologized for offending Keith Pettinger of Parry Sound, Ont., via the social networking site Tuesday.

The gaffe was made Saturday after Pettinger said he responded in jest to a tweet made by Clement.

Smoking marijuana has just got to be bad for the lungs, since it's been made abundantly clear that cigarettes wreak havoc. Or so it would seem.

But the record on marijuana and lung health has been confusing at best. The latest study is typical: It shows that pot smokers' lung function actually improves, at least if they're not smoking a lot.

To honor our shared global cultural heritage and inspiration, remember the artists and producers who passed away in 2011: