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I began writing in 1987; since then I have written over 2,000 articles, profiles, interviews. reviews, and news bites. I have also written press releases, done publicity work for concert series and most recently an independent record label, and I have co-authored

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Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders (Other) Should we judge presidents by their words or by their deeds?: 2 of 7
The nature of politics and by extension politicians is to use words to woo and charm constituents into voting for the candidate of a persons chosen party. However; history has shown that the words have little or no meaning. Even once a candidate was elected, the elected official continued to say one thing while doing and vot... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Judaism Jewish food: An overview: 2 of 7
Like all aspects of Jewish life what is and is not allowed when it comes to food is determined by the Torah and the Talmud. From the beginning God set down the laws of kashrut. These laws are found in the Torah. Further explanations of the laws can be found in the Talmud. There are foods which are considered unclean like por... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Assessing the legality of free music downloads: 2 of 7
Ever since recorded music and radio began there have been people making recordings from records and radio to keep for themselves and sometimes give to a friend or family member. I the truth were known, there are probably very few people who can honestly say that they have not made a copy of a record, tape, CD, or from the ra... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Is affirmative action fair?: 19 of 65
Affirmative Action is a federal program that when it was created may have had some good intentions, but has since been long overdue to be abolished. The federal government started the Affirmative Action program in order to force diversity in the work place, especially in places where discrimination and bigotry were rampant. ... More..
Education > Primary School (Other) Teaching your child to ride the school bus safely: 4 of 12
If a child has been taught how to behave properly while riding in a car or on the public transportation system them the child has the basic skills for riding the school bus in a safe manner. Along with riding the bus is the proper navigation from home to the bus stop and back again once school is over. My dad used to teach m... More..
Entertainment > Music Business Tips for musicians and bands when approaching music journalists: 3 of 9
I cannot count the number of times I have had to write something about a musician or band even if was only a news bite about an upcoming performance and could not find any information about the artists not even the kind of music they played. Musicians and bands depend on journalists to give them what amounts to free publicit... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions A look at pagan symbols and their meaning: 2 of 6
Back in the days when the world was young, various beliefs had absolutely nothing to do with religion and everything to do with superstition. And with the exception of the Jews everyone was a pagan. Each society had their own names for their gods and goddesses - those who they believed ruled various aspects of life. For thos... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Why do CDs cost so much?: 2 of 6
Whenever there is more than one person involved in the selling of merchandise then the price will increase accordingly. One reason that CDs cost so much is that everyone has to get there cut and some want a bigger cut than others. Unless the artist does a do it yourself on his CD then the singing in the studio is just the be... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Duets: An American Classic, by Tony Bennett: 1 of 3
Tony Bennett "Duets: An America Classic" Columbia/2006 www.tonybennett.net "Duets: An American Classic" by multi Grammy winning crooner Tony Bennett shows everyone that not only can this 80 year old still sing; but that he can sing well and continue to put out good stuff. "Duets: An American Classic" is a collection of 21 so... More..
Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management Finding that work-life balance: 13 of 38
When I was in college I had a full time load of classes and three part time jobs. The most common questin I heard was what do you do in your spare time? My usual answer was, what spare time? Having all of those jobs really wasn't bad and since they were things I enjoyed doing, trying to make time for something extra was not ... More..