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I'm semi retired after working 32 years in the workforce development field. I'm interested in sports, current affairs, and life in general. I attend the local Unitarian Universalist congregation in Miami, and work as a substitute teacher when called and have

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Politics, News & Issues > People in the News MoveOn.org condemns General Petraeus' testimony on Iraq War: 3 of 6
The actions of MoveOn.org was at best ill advised and on reflection of the actions it generated in Congress a step backwards for those wanting to end the war. I'm sure many people do not trust the government, military, religious institutions, the media, doctors, lawyers, the bureaucracy, city hall... Few of us would be able ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory How are economics in Central America and the Caribbean related to population patterns?: 1 of 1
The economics in Central America and the Caribbean absolutely affect population patterns in the area. This is not entirely a new concept. The economy of the United States has been profoundly affected by emmigration from Puerto Rico, the Domincan Republic, Cuba, and just about every other central american country at one time ... More..
Local Guides > Atlanta The Peachtree road race, July fourth in Atlanta: 1 of 1
One of the biggest July 4th events in the south will be the Peachtree Road Race in Downtown Atlanta. It's come a long way from its first running with 100 participants. This year the Atlanta Journal Constitution anticipates that there will be over 55,000 runners in this year's run. I've run in the race three times. People com... More..
Jobs & Careers > Nonprofit & Service Sector Senior Community Service Employment Program opportunities: 1 of 1
Tucked away in the massive economic stimulus billed just passed by Congress is a program called the Senior Community Service Employment Program whose funding was increased by 118 million dollars. The program was originally authorized by Congress in 1965 in Title V of the Older Americans Act and the program is funded by the U... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Should one's faith influence a citizen's vote?: 160 of 308

Whether you like it or not one's faith will influence their vote. Unless you consciously try to deny your faith and bet on the don't pass line rational behavior takes over and you vote your interest as it is expressed religiously. The major difficultly in quantifying this issue is the lack of religious reflection by individu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Is the current "green wave" good for the environment?: 9 of 17
The environmental movement has evolved and the "current" movement to go green has evolved. Not so long ago I think many people were worried about over population. Now most people stop having children after they have two. At least that's the case in the industrialized countries. This trend is related to education, availabilit... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Criticisms of horse racing: 5 of 9
Eight Belles or Barbaro are two of the most visible reasons to criticize horse racing. The tragic deaths of these horses at highly visible horse races and the death of too many other horses as the result of race related injuries at tracks throughout the world has increased the level of criticism for horse racing in general. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Sports News & Opinion (Other) Should tax dollars be spent to build professional sports stadiums?: 5 of 9
Tax dollars for Stadiums. I think not. There are many other uses for such important resources and the resources should not be squandered. Sports Stadiums are becoming very expensive items to build and maintain. Unfortunately too many teams use the lack of a "modern" facility as leverage to extract tax dollars to build stadiu... More..
Entertainment > Hollywood & Movie Industry File-sharing programs and their effect on the movie industry: 6 of 10
I just got done rating two articles that both seemed to justify stealing someones creative and intellectual property because the movie industry already makes a lot of money from people who were classified as sheep or people who did not know what to do with their time or money. Unfortunately, these people are rationalizing th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should members of Congress be able to use their campaign funds and offices to benefit family members?: 9 of 14
Given the current electoral situation I believe campaign funds should not be used to benefit family members. At best the family member is really working for the money. In this case best is still something that needs to be questioned. Most members of congress have staff budgets to do constituent service. Paying family as staf... More..