Marie is offered a gig job by Exos, a fitness industry company, which involves strict terms inhibiting her from gaining sufficient income. The outlining contract not only prevents her teaching more than 15 hours a week elsewhere in the industry, but also requires her to disclose this agreement to all future employers thereby severely limiting her employment prospects. Marie refuses to sign, highlighting the unfair treatment of gig workers and critiquing the false image it paints of the economy's health.
Eucalyptus Leaf Powder Soap
Dear Readers, Being a vendor at art and craft shows has inspired us to make some new soaps. The artists inspired us to push the limits of natural soap on natural smell as well as natural colors. I do not use colors or dyes to make soap because they will end up in our water. … Continue reading Eucalyptus Leaf Powder Soap
CanvasRebel Features Stories About Small Businesses, Artists and Creatives, Including Mine
Dear Readers, I am honored and grateful to be featured in a national online magazine, CanvasRebel, that highlights small business owners, artists and creatives. Thank you CanvasRebel for sharing inspiring stories and providing exposure that can be so elusive! Check out this article including an incredible true story about soap that everyone should know and … Continue reading CanvasRebel Features Stories About Small Businesses, Artists and Creatives, Including Mine
Retraction of Viral COVID-19 Publication Shows Politics Trumps Science & Honesty
News of a peer-reviewed publication went viral and the publication has been retracted because the public was surveyed and reported that the potential adverse effects and deaths due to COVID-19 vaccines are being under-reported by our government.
Keep the Black Hills Beautiful
Last Fall I wrote this email to the National Forest Service to object to destruction of necessities for the sake of non-necessities just so that a few people can get rich and powerful. It is my duty as a water protector and Ph.D. biologist to object to the Jenny Gulch Gold Exploration Drilling Project on the Mystic Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest because water is life.
MN ER Physician Dr. Timothy N. Thompson, M.D. Treated Me in A Way That Is Specifically Contraindicated in The Peer-Reviewed Medical Literature and I Am Still Suffering the Consequences Seven Years Later
MN ER Physician Dr. Timothy N. Thompson, M.D. Treated Me in A Way That Is Specifically Contraindicated in The Peer-Reviewed Medical Literature and I Am Still Suffering the Consequences Seven Years Later
Lobbying for Cancer on LinkedIn
Mary responds to a message/advertisement from her LinkedIn account asking her to defend major polluters of her own drinking water supply.
On the Role of Science Recruiters in the Downfall of Bioscience in the USA
This story illustrates the role of science recruiters in the downfall of science in the USA to the point where our status as a superpower is being questioned in other countries.
Olympus Corporation of the Americas Investor & Consumer Assessment
Based on my recent experience with Olympus Corporation, I cannot recommend using their endoscopes (duodenoscopes, EVIS EXERA II DUODENOVIDEOSCOPE OLYMPUS TJF-Q180V), investing in the company or working there.
Honored to be Featured in VoyageMinnesota Magazine!
So honored to be featured in VoyageMinnesota Magazine!