When the textbooks are written for future media studies and political science students I hope that a full chapter is dedicated to what happens ...
The social media world is already abuzz with rumors about what the Occupy movement has planned for the Democratic and Republican Conventions scheduled to be held later this year in Charlotte and Tampa, respectively. In addition, rumors are beginning to abound, or are being leaked, reg...
Or as the late Robert F Kennedy stated: "The task of leadership, the first task of concerned people, is not to condemn or castigate, or deplore: it is to search out the reason for disillusionment and alienation, the rationale of protest and dissent." Unfortunately our current politica...
The social media world is already abuzz with rumors about what the Occupy movement has planned for the Democratic and Republican Conventions scheduled to be held later this year in Charlotte and Tampa, respectively. In addition, rumors are beginning to abound, or are being leaked, reg...
Friends, some of this story might make sense if my mother had no health insurance. However my mother not only has Medicare, she has a supplemental Medicare plan from AARP. Nor is my mother without income. She receives both a retirement pension and Social Security. Nor is my mother cur...
The photo at the left was taken on election day 2008. That's me, at the far right standing next to my mother with the walker. Earlier in the decade, my mother sustained a brain trauma during a fall which resulted in a condition now referred to as Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus aka NPH....
in detail recently, Kerry is using Office of Management and Budget figures which put the cost at just under $120 billion through the end of this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. That's what's actually been spent on military operations and reconstruction. Kerry then adds money that is...
In the days since the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the world has marveled at the calm and courage of the Japanese people. Their sense of unity has truly been an example to all of us. Conversely, the very same tragedy has, as many recent natural disasters have, brought out the ugly...
This past Monday my mother fell down ... AGAIN. The respite caregiver was trying to walk her to the bathroom even though she was obviously short of breath due to asthma and seasonal allergies. It's unclear exactly how the fall occurred and, in truth, it really doesn't matter. These da...
