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Later Homie! -
Peggy Butler (4,247)     
Peggy Butler   
Will the hip-hop culture be in existence 50 years from now?
That depends on whether the homies or homeboyz choose to remain in their current state, or make dramatic changes, not only to ensure their survival, but transform themselves into men who are capable of becoming an asset to their... ( added 2 days 13 hours ago.) |
Pirates: Crimes on the High Seas - Do Hollywood Movies Inspire Terrorism? -
Julian Price (3,951) 
Julian Price
With the latest reports of a British couple being taken from their yacht on the Indian Ocean by pirates, and this following a spate of other recent acts of piracy, there seems to be a disturbing trend back towards these deliberate acts of often small scale and cowardly terrorism.
Only in the... ( added 11 days 13 hours ago.) |
The White House's Anita Dunn needs to admit she knows nothing about Mao -
 - Jean Purcell (1,945) 
Jean Purcell
The White House communications director's attack on the Fox News Channel sparked a flame of uproar and intense debate. The Fox response, as well as The New York Times and other media, was immediately to hold Anita Dunn's public attack on Fox News up to the light, with more information about this... ( added 15 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Let's Party Like It's 1929? -
Edward Rhymes (1,331) 
Edward Rhymes
This October 29th will be the eightieth anniversary of the stock market crash of 1929 or Black Tuesday. As we are now in the midst of the worst economic downturn since that time, I think that it is extremely important that we take a look back into history. What similarities are evident between... ( added 17 days 7 hours ago.) |
A Look into Our Search for Freedom Thus Far -
- David Tanguay (9,577)   
David Tanguay
Today in a new millennium, that we as the people of the world all share together what have we learned thus far through the years.
Oh sure our history books are filed with what we have experienced, accomplished, and overcome.
"Human history begins with man's act of disobedience which... ( added 7 days 1 hour ago.) |
Dreams, Ideals, Hopes and Reality. -
Robert Melaccio, Sr. (5,185) 
Robert Melaccio, Sr.
Yes a mixture of all but when we see the results of mankind we start to comprehend the immense evil that is created and propagated under the guise of good, decent, right, necessary. We talk of one world, justice, freedoms, tolerance, acceptance yet when we look at the reality of mans systems, yes... ( added 7 days 16 hours ago.) |
Oh To Be A Pot Reporter: Would That Be Your Dream Job? -
Asher Ricard (14,077)  
Asher Ricard
Westword, an alternative newspaper in Denver is currently seeking to fill a new position. The pay is not great but the amount of marijuana you come in contact with each day could be mind numbing, no pun attended. The newspaper is seeking a writer for its weekly review of Colorado's booming... ( added 16 days 19 hours ago.) |
GM, California, and Newspapers -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,068) 
E. Raymond Rock
"As GM goes, goes the country," a phrase not even whispered around Wall Street these days but shouted out constantly in the heydays of leveraged buyouts and unrestricted Hedge funds.
"California is the cutting edge of the rest of the country." It's been very true that California has been a... ( added 18 days 16 hours ago.) |
Do Cell Phones Create Anger? -
- Fran Larson (2,271) 
Fran Larson
They certainly make me angry.
I think cell phones are great but sometimes it is just too much. Recently, I was by someone's bedside as they were dying. 30 seconds after his death, someone's phone rang. (They were also in the room). It seems you can't get away from a ringing phone....ever
... ( added 20 days 10 hours ago.) |
Come Let Us Reason Together: Effective Argumentation -
Edward Rhymes (1,331)
Edward Rhymes
I've been thinking a great deal about the use of argument, or the lack thereof, in our current political debates. It appears, in my opinion, that there is a certain level of logic and reason that is absent from our dialogues and discussions. It is for that purpose that I dug up an outline that I... ( added 42 days 12 hours ago.) |
The Cost of My Tan -
Mogama (15,965) 
Mogama
Few weeks ago, some Caucasian coworkers were chatting about where in town to find the best deals for a chocolaty tan. I heard figures ranging from $20 to $50.
Then I recalled I had noticed a well-placed billboard that featured an attractive couple taking it lazy on the slopping sand of what... ( added 47 days 22 hours ago.) |
Hate Mail and Columns Keep Increasing. -
Mike Fak (5,738)  
Mike Fak
Well I took a long weekend off and visited old friends up north. It was a fun time and it is good to get away for a couple days from the bump and grind. I am one of those antsy types of people so I enjoy a couple days away rather than a week-long or longer vacation.
When I got back I had a... ( added 137 days 20 hours ago.) |
The Real Strength In America Is the Common Worker, Not the Capitalist. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
This Mother's Day the Kiwanis club of Lincoln held its second annual Mother's Day buffet at Lincoln College. The event was created to take the place of the Christmas tree fundraiser that eventually became too small and took too much work with poor results. We are lucky in a town our size to have... ( added 180 days 21 hours ago.) |
Route 66 and Muscle Cars Can Never Die. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I remember about ten years ago helping a friend in a small town of 500 people. It was the day before Thanksgiving and he was having a real bad roof problem so I offered to help. At lunch time we went to an old-fashioned cafe in the one block downtown. It was in its last days as a restaurant.... ( added 184 days 17 hours ago.) |
Maybe People Should Be Spayed and Neutered Rather Than Cats and Dogs. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I just finished up an article for the paper titled The Rescuers'. It is about two women who have changed the local animal control shelter from being a Hotel California, where animals check in but they never leave, into a near no-kill center. The amount of work they do is enormous. They take cats... ( added 268 days 16 hours ago.) |
Why Sports Isn't Fun For Me Anymore -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
As a youngster I lived to play baseball. As a teen, it was football and basketball and baseball. As a young adult I lived for those semi-pro games every day. In fact I didn't stop playing organized basketball until I was 48 years old. Oh I didn't get too old. It's just that everyone else did and... ( added 289 days 18 hours ago.) |
Racism Will End When We Look At People As Individuals. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
I imagine this is a most important week in our country's history. We are about to have our first African-American president in our nation's history and that momentous benchmark should never be lost on as. I assure you it will always be an important part in the history books of our country that... ( added 292 days 19 hours ago.) |
At Least Small Town Politics Is Still Fun. I Hope -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Well I hope everyone had their say on my last article about anonymous comments. I apologize to those who gave their names and didn't receive a reply from me. I said my piece and gave the floor to others to say theirs and that is that.
I mentioned that a lot of the clandestine comments... ( added 1 year 4 days ago.) |
Anonymous Is Not a Name. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Often in my business I receive a letter to the editor in the mail. It is mailed to me because an e-mail has a traceable address and that means the sender can be known. A letter can come with no return address or name included. The letters are almost always caustic and mean spirited and have no... ( added 1 year 8 days ago.) |
Balance Is Important In One's Life. -
Mike Fak (5,738)
Mike Fak
Every morning when I open the e-mail board, there are at least a half-dozen letters to the editor or op/ed requests from people all over the country, sometimes, more than a dozen. They are often from angry people and in some cases they make little or no sense. Often they are so one sided, either... ( added 1 year 22 days ago.) |
The Game Revised To Suit Us All -
- David Tanguay (9,577)
David Tanguay
The condition our world is in today leaves me baffled. I don't understand the economy when the news media is bringing us the crisis on Wall Street There was a time when I believed I had all the answers to our problems. Not only in this country but also throughout the world. Oh sure we can look at... ( added 1 year 40 days ago.) |
The Olive Tree, Lexus, and Voting in November -
- Jean Purcell (1,945)
Jean Purcell
From his English village church, Reverend William
Spooner stirred up unusual snapshot images in parishioners' minds on many a Sunday morning. He became the namesake for "spoonerisms."
A famous Spooner saying is, "Every one has a
half-warmed fish in his heart," for "Every one has... ( added 1 year 136 days ago.) |
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Uncovering the truth about AIDS, Black America and the Government! -
Peggy Butler (4,247)
Peggy Butler
For the umpteenth time, the AIDS virus was not invented by the government to kill African-Americans. So snap out of it!
Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Three hours ago I received devastating news. Not tragic news-no one died, thank God. But millions of lives are at stake. Something I heard, something... ( added 1 year 194 days ago.) |
A Ben Jones guilty admission. Yes I googled, "Ben Jones", my own name. -
Ben Jones (6,856) 
Ben Jones
A 95% true story by Ben Jones.
I always figured my name was an easy one to remember, because everyone seemed to be able to remember it. Every party I ever went to, there was always someone available to take great delight in greeting me by name. "Hey Ben, how's things?" What's wrong with... ( added 1 year 226 days ago.) |
On Certainty and Being Right -
- Dianne Lehmann (5,182) 
Dianne Lehmann
The other night, my husband, Bernd, and I were playing Bookworm together on the computer. It's a game (mostly intended to be played solo but we have the most fun playing it together) in which you have a board in front of you and you must connect letters to form words. If you form big enough words... ( added 1 year 270 days ago.) |
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