Monday, July 7th, 2008
The "War on Drugs" is a term that having worked as a Texas peace officer but also being much more liberal and open-minded than most officers has really troubled me. And, after seeing the astounding report that almost 1% of the entire United States population is currently in jail or ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
With all the attention on lead in toys after the seven Mattel/Fisher-Price recalls in 2007, you might have assumed the issue was resolved. Think again. From January through June 2008, the there have been more than 50 recalls of over a million products due to high lead content. The vast ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Recently the United States government has passed a law making it illegal for credit card companies or other such institutions in the United States to make payments over the internet to businesses that are involved in online gambling. I for my part would like to say that I am not ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Upon completing college back in the early 1970s, I worked for a large department store in NY in the accounting office. Working full time, naturally, I was afforded a company group insurance policy which included health benefits, along with dental, and life insurance. At that time there were no HMOs, ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Diamonds may be a woman's best friend but it is not a man's. The average engagement ring costs over one thousand dollars. Many women will break up a relationship if their lover could not afford the ring. This practice has been going on for over two hundred years since diamond ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
There is a variety of opinions on how our health care system ended up in the mess it is today, and just as many ideas on how to fix it. Bottom line I wouldn't count on a miracle solution that fixes everything.
I look at the problem different than a lot ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say they believe in giving Americans universal health care. I don't believe them. Anyone who takes the time to understand universal health care should conclude that only a simple single payer system will reform the current outrageous system that benefits the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.
The ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Today, I read an article in the paper that stated HUD was going to implement new rules that would protect home owners from the big bad, predatory lenders. I have been seeing this kind of drivel in the papers and on the evening news for a while now, and I ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Monday, March 17th, 2008
America's school system is in a crisis. More children are illiterate, more children are dropping out, and more children are acting out. Oprah has talked about it, as well as John Stossel. Each person has a solution to this complex problem, but none have been tested in the real world. ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
The most crucial question in the minds of many Americans and people around the world today is: Who will be the Democratic Nominee for President of the United States this election year? Will it be Illinois Senator Obama, or will it be New York Senator and former First Lady Clinton? ...
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
