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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Why or why not vote in elections: 2 of 40
Years ago, a friend of mine who was a member of the League of Women Voters was helping at a register-to-vote booth on a busy city street. It was just after the minimum voting age had been changed from 21 to 18, and the League was especially interested in bringing these newly-enfranchised young people into the political proces... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Overpopulation: Why we must act now: 1 of 14
The Mastodon in the Breakfast NookI am 60 years old. In my lifetime, the human population on the earth has more than tripled. As of today, August 12, 2008, it stands at 6,716,344,516.If we were algae, we'd be a red tide. If we were locusts, we'd be a pestilence.It's difficult to imagine a contemporary human problem that isn't... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Will Michael Moore be remembered for his contributions as a film-maker or as a political activist?: 2 of 27
Because of one scene in one of his movies, I think Michael Moore will be long remembered as a political activist. That's the scene where President Bush, Jr. is told, while he is visiting a kindergarten class, that the World Trade Center has been attacked.He just sits there, minute after minute, listening to some teacher read ... More..
Entertainment > Musicians & Bands Assessing Bob Dylan's talent and career: 1 of 8
Bob Dylan has influenced my life more than any person, with the possible exception of my mother.I'm a musician, and if I don't like the music I don't listen to the words. I may only know a few words of a song ("Louie, Louie" comes to mind), but I know the music to the end, with all the changes and so forth. ("Silhouette on th... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Summer in the classroom: Against a year-long school schedule: 2 of 10
There's an old joke about two newcomers to the world of business who acquired a truck and drove to the neighboring state to buy hay. They paid a dollar a bale, and when they got home, they sold the whole load while it was still on the truck for a dollar a bale.This continued for a couple of weeks, and finally one yokel said t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Population growth, poverty and environmental degradation: 8 of 32
I am 59 years old, and during my lifetime the population of the world has more than tripled. I can think of no human problem that is not exacerbated by this astonishing population growth.Al Gore pointed out in his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," that in 1776 there were about a billion people on the earth. He said that w... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq We should be focusing military efforts on the Taliban, Al Qaeda and drugs in Afghanistan, not in Iraq: 7 of 28
It was hard to choose a side for this question because of the way it is worded. I finally chose to agree because I believe we should be focusing our military efforts on the Taliban and al-Qaeda. I don't see where drugs in Afghanistan have a part in the equation.The Taliban fostered al-Qaeda, and al-Qaeda attacked the United S... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Cowboys, rangers and Rough Riders: 7 of 23
INITIATION It was roundup day on the Brandenburg place And the big boss, Ben, had a grin on his face. There's a new hand coming, he told his crew, A high school freshman, newer than new. Get nine saddles ready, and hide all the rest; Get ten horses too, and we'll give him a test. The greenhorn arrived with a grin on... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Bush Administration Bush's legacy: Villain or visionary?: 20 of 62
Villian? Not really. Try failure.Visionary? You must be kidding. How about blind?I still feel that President Bush Jr's greatest failure was his choice to invade Iraq without provocation. By doing so, he broke a tradition as old as our country, that we, the United States, do not start wars. I was told this in grade school, and... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the Middle & Near East Assessing today's relations between the Arab world and the West: 3 of 9
Iraq is not the center of conflict in the Middle East. Neither is Afghanistan or Iran. The center of conflict, the burr under the saddle, if you will, is found in Jerusalem and the surrounding shattered remnants of pre-World War II Palestine.No solution to the Middle East conflict will succeed until it provides a solution to ... More..