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I have been a professional communicator for over 25 years working in a wide variety of roles and industries including: concert promotion, radio air personality, contributing editor and columnist for daily newspaper, and communications director for an employers

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Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Book reviews: The E-Myth, by Michael Gerber: 1 of 11
Owning your own business could be the hardest job in the world. That isn't a news flash for anyone who has ever exercised his or her entrepreneurial spirit. They know the reality is that once you open your own shop, hang out your shingle or wave your own flag that all too often, they become the business.That's why anyone stan... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Should we be fighting disease rather than fighting wars: 2 of 19
The premise of this question is first off silly and second poorly framed. It is silly to think that the United States, the greatest nation in the history of the world cannot both fight a war and defend itself at the same time that it fights disease. What exactly are we talking about when we say, "fight disease"? Are we speaki... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey Will the NHL ever produce another dynasty: 1 of 7
Certainly the NHL will produce another championship dynasty team. Given the current free agent system and the drastic changes the sport has undergone both on the ice and in it's fan base the deck is certainly stacks against it, but that's the thing that makes dynasties in any sports so unique and notable, the simple fact that... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Is global warming a hoax?: 7 of 40
This question misses the point. No, global warming is not a hoax; it is a cyclical occurrence that has happened and will happen again. What is a hoax is the Al Gore and his ilk's over-reaction to it, filled with wild tales of floods, doom and destruction.I continue to wade through the mountains of science and junk science on ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking How to choose the right sleeping bag: 5 of 25
It used to be that purchasing a sleeping bag was as easy a quick trip to the local sporting goods store and there between the baseball bats and hockey sticks you could find the choice of blue, gray or green cloth bags. It didn't matter what you chose because most the time you ended up cold or wet by the time your night of cam... More..
Sciences > Medical Science (Other) Will political setbacks for stem cell advocates destroy medical research efforts?: 4 of 17
It is absolutely ridiculous to think that political setbacks will destroy stem cell medical research. Here's a dirty little secret that embryonic stem cell advocates and the media don't want you to know about, embryonic, cord blood and adult stem cell medical research is being conducted every single day here in the United Sta... More..
Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Hiatal hernia: Symptoms and treatment: 3 of 11
A hiatal hernia, also known as a hiatus hernia, is a portion of the upper part of the stomach protrudes into the chest through a weakened area or tear in the diaphragm.Hiatal hernias generally fall into two different categories, sliding or para-esophageal. A sliding hiatal hernia, the most common type, occurs in the spot betw... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Advantages and disadvantages of music censorship: 2 of 5
Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks spouts off onstage with her opinions on The President, country music fans react negatively and a huge radio conglomerate decides to ban the Chicks from their stations. Cries of censorship abound, notably from the fringe of the left wing and sales of Dixie Chicks' concert tickets and CDs tank... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews The best debut albums ever (in no particular order): 10 of 23
Debut albums are often born out of years of honing songwriting skills and endless showcasing of your musical abilities for record company flacks which culminates in an amazing, often magical recording.To narrow down a list of the cream of the debut crop takes the setting of criteria by which to gauge the recording's significa... More..
Health & Fitness > Medical Issues (Other) Gout: Symptoms and treatment: 5 of 11
Gout (metabolic arthritis) is a disease caused by the build up of uric acid crystals (monosodium urate) in the cartilage found in joints and tendons of the body. These deposits cause a painful inflammatory reaction in the surrounding tissues. Affecting mostly men between the ages of 40 and 50 years of age, gout is more preval... More..