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Articles by Leah LaRocco
Memorable moments from Experience Your Smokies 2023
On a sunny July morning in the heart of Cades Cove, 25 strangers don waders and tromp through the woods down an old manway to a secluded spot on Abrams Creek. They gather at the edge of the water where Great Smoky Mountains National Park fisheries biologists and seasonal interns are preparing instruments for monitoring stream health throughout the park. One by one, participants follow park staff downstream where they collect electroshocked fish in buckets.
Live Through This: The Many Faces And Stories Of Suicide Attempt Survivors
Live Through This is a portrait series by Brooklyn-based photographer and suicide attempt survivor Dese’Rae Stage that takes a unique approach to suicide prevention by showing the faces and telling the stories of people who have attempted suicide, yet survived. After surviving her own attempt, and getting the help she needed, Dese’Rae became a suicide awareness advocate and has dedicated much of the last decade attacking the issue from various angles.
“Girls Don’t Like Toys?” President Takes Annual Toys For Tots Sort Event From Stereotypical To Awesome
Earlier in December, President Obama joined the First Lady in delivering about 1,000 toys from the President’s staff to the U.S. Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots campaign, an annual holiday toy drive. Declaring himself the “Big Elf,” the President’s job was to sort the toys into girls and boys bins.
Fly It Forward: Women Pilots Introduce Girls To Aviation By Giving Them Their First Flight Experience
In late 2009, airline transport rated pilot Mireille Goyer was searching for events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first female pilot license earned worldwide by Raymonde de Laroche on March 8, 1910. To her dismay, she found none. Determined to not let this important milestone for women pilots go unrecognized, Mireille launched Fly It Forward™, a global campaign designed to honor the pioneers by inspiring the next generation of women aviators.
Hall Of Heroes: Illustrator Creates Print Featuring 80 Of The Most Awesome Women From TV And Film
We all know that the TV and film worlds could use more strong female characters, so it’s sometimes easy to forget all of the kickass, fictional women who have inspired us over the years. That’s why we love what illustrator Scott Park has done to help us remember… he’s packed a colorful print with 80 of the most awesome women from TV and film.
NJ College Tells Women To Use Anti-Rape Facial Expressions To Avoid Sexual Assault. We Kid You Not.
What does your anti-rape face look like? Last week Ramapo College in NJ told students that they should take preventative measures to avoid sexual assault by practicing “anti-rape” facial expressions.
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