Saturday, October 26, 2013

Detroit Bankruptcy Begs Question, Where Next? (Issue: Unfunded Pensions & Healthcare)

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Detroit is bankrupt. And while we'd rather not think about it, rather keep it out of sight and out of mind, an October 13th  60-minut...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

Ending the War in Afghanistan: Avoiding Failure on the Installment Plan

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The ranks of our fallen in Afghanistan continue to increase daily, whether or not our government is shut down or supporting their bereaved f...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Top Scientists: Role of Humans Clear; Cap On Carbon Emissions Needed to Limit Climate Change

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It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century. […] Continu...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

John Boehner: His Legislative History and Legacy as Speaker

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The linked   NBC article   is a most thoughtful and balanced treatment of John Boehner's tenure as Speaker of the House. From his histor...

No Laughing Matter, Andy, However Funny & Ironic Your Satire

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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said that he was disappointed after meeting with President Oba...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

The Syrian Crisis and the President's CIA Briefer - 60 Minutes Interview

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Last Sunday's 60-minute episode addressed the role of the US in the Syrian civil war: what it might be, what it should be--especially wi...
Monday, August 19, 2013

Increased Coastal Flooding May Cost World $1 Trillion/Year by 2050 / A Denier's Declaration

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They're talking about a cost of $1 trillion/year for increased coastal flooding in the world by 2050. I repeat, this is just for incre...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Doonesbury's Take: Republicans' Challenge With Women

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This is the Doonesbury strip for Sunday, August 18, 2013. It can be found on the Slate site simply by Googling Doonesbury. DOONESBURY ...

Replacing Ben Bernanke: Summers or Yellen? - TIME

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Next January, Chairman Ben Bernanke will end his long-held and effective stewardship of the Federal Reserve, having steered us away from a d...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Taking Wing: Virtuosity & Vanity or Identity & Passion

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I chanced upon a couple of my reflections from earlier but quite different times and circumstances. And, although they could appear conflic...
Monday, August 12, 2013

"Rita" by Bebo Norman, A Favorite & Why

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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

More Whitman: Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself

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Following up on a recent post , and after 45 years or so, I again read Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass . Or, more accurately, I worked ...