With war raging in Europe and knowing it was only a matter of time before America became involved, Jacqueline Cochran, the most famous female pilot next to Amelia Earhart, met with Eleanor Roosevelt and...
Tonight I introduce a new feature: A recurring seminar on various topics. The concept is deliberately academic. I (and others assuming y'all embrace the concept) will be conducting a conversation on various topics: politics, policy, economics.
For this first effort,...
Fifteen year old Erica suffered from depression, suicidal thoughts and self destructive behavior.
Her parents sought assistance from doctors in helping their daughter, and it had been a counselor and psychiatrist that advised Erica's parents that they must do more.
The...
OK, let's just get a few things straight.
The Teabaggers called themselves teabaggers until someone told them about the Gay meaning of the term. That was rich!
The Teabaggers want to draw a parallel to the Boston Tea Party. In order...
Our words are what define us as a society, in many ways. Words may be turned into images, such as plays, or movies, or even defined further through actions associated with the words, but it is the words that...
The "Matthew Shepard & James Byrde, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was signed today by President Obama.
This is a great Bill, a long time coming.
Localities can succumb too easily to the prejudices of their populations, & making these FEDERAL...
So many things are going on around us without our knowing. For example, I just took a bite of your tuna sandwich. Mmmm...delicious mercury!
Below is a list of things you may or may not know but are not greatly...
As Michael Moore's new film, "Capitalism, A Love Story" is coming out its seems an appropriate time to reflect on the character of American capitalism and how it has usurped social responsibility and democracy in this country.
In the remarkable...
We Americans are being very wasteful with our natural resources of emotional energy. This is causing a slew of problems affecting our environment including adding a great deal of additional CO2 into the atmosphere, pollution of political discourse ...
Before I start this entry, I would like to take a moment to remember the 9/11 tragedy and its victims during, and after the event.
9/11 had to be one of the most surreal experiences of my life, topped only...
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