Are Americans in need of parental figures to guide them through the complexities of life?

Often have we all discussed the huge mess our President inherited from the last administration.. We have all been witness to a year of exceedingly high expectations for solutions to complicated problems… We watched as “Politics” became more important than addressing the issues in a honest and forthright manner… Sometimes [...]

What cheek.   A newbie,  in this case someone who’s been here less than a fortnight, publishing an article related to PlanetPOV’s standing and progress, as a new site.  It is a post from the heart, some observations of mine about this extraordinary place called Planet.  And it was prompted by Ad Lib’s  ’2010–A Planet [...]

I find myself here again, asking for the help of the Planet community. I received a phone call a few minutes ago that shocked and appalled me. The mother of a dear friend of mine was attacked in her home today, here in North Carolina. She is now in Intensive [...]

The Higgs Boson aka the “God Particle” is the talk of the popular science community now because billions and billions of Euros were spend on the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) so that it might be discovered.  But maybe more elusive in a way is the search for the source of [...]

NEW HAMPSHIRE – At 12:00 a.m. EST many couples shared the joy of greeting 2010 with kisses and clinks of champagne glasses, but some in New Hampshire were celebrating with the same customs for additional reasons. The Granite State has joined Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts and Vermont as the 5th state [...]

Not surprisingly, in the wake of the last Democratic primary contest, the concept of Democratic Super Delegates having a veto on the nomination of a contender has come under fire. Super Delegates have been a feature of the Democratic nomination system since the 1970′s, as a response to the smoke [...]

Happy 2010 everyone! I thought I’d close out 2009 and start 2010 with a tribute to Project Censored, an organization dedicated to highlighting underreported stories every day. Each December Project Censored compiles a list of the most censored stories of the past year. And although I don’t pull our PPOV [...]

Even though I called the Friday music thread “Planet Dance Party” to celebrate the start of 2010, consider this a free form music thread where anything that strikes your fancy goes. A funny story about the last band Republica.  My wife and I saw them in an alternative club called [...]