For hundreds, even thousands of years, human beings have mined for metals and stones, and with the advent of greater technology as well as greater needs, the demands for these resources continue to grow. While these resources benefit our lives in many ways, the effects of mining can be detrimental, ...

A boy comes up to his mother and says: "Mummy, I have got a role of Tajik journalist!" The mother asks: "Oh, my honey, couldn't you take the role with the words?" This anecdote does not mean that journalism and mass media in our country is speechless. But our Republi...

It was a typical summer day in a small town called Black Point, Novato. The sun was hot and the sky was clear. The town was located just North-East of San Francisco. My father lived there with his wife Kate, and her son Colety. I lived with my mother in San Anselmo, about twenty miles south of there...