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After raising three children, working in the human services field for 18 years and driving long-haul trucking for 16 years, I'm currently disabled (temporarily, I'm convinced) and ready embark on new adventures. I've always had a need to see what's over the

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should government candidates be required to hold press conferences and answer questions from the media and the public?: 1 of 27
In the midst of information overload, we seem to be suffering from a dearth of information in this Presidential election cycle. All we seem to be able to access is canned, pre-programmed questions and incomplete answers that leave the voter puzzled and annoyed. If we ever hope to have a fully-informed electorate, we must devi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Why the economy, race and sex will make this presidential election epic: 1 of 26
The 2008 election is bound to make history in several ways. Most observers concentrate on the concept that having both a woman and a black candidate in place for the highest offices is historic in itself. This may be historic, but it is hardly unexpected. American society in general has made great strides in balancing the rig... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Why child molesters should receive the death penalty: 1 of 24
Today, the US Supreme Court vindicated my faith in their ability to separate emotion from reason. They ruled, with reason, that child rape does not legally meet the criteria of a death sentence. The five-to-four ruling rightly reasoned that we reserve the death penalty in this country for only two crimes: the murder of anothe... More..
Education > Education (Other) Should all school pupils be made to learn at least one foreign language?: 1 of 23
It's difficult to support the theory all children should learn a foreign language when most appear to be so woefully inadequate in their native tongue.All learning builds upon previous learning: the lack of emphasis on teaching proper English to American schoolchildren has engendered a nation of illiterate college graduates. ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Will the $819 billion stimulus under consideration in Congress help or hurt the economy?: 1 of 20
In sixty years of watching what passes for politics in the United States, I can say with certainty that nothing has frightened me quite as much as this so-called 'Stimulus' monstrosity rushing through Congress. For one thing, Keynesian economics has been proven wrong on every economic downturn where it has been attempted. Eve... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values Civil liberty: Protection from the government: 1 of 14
Any discussion of civil liberties and the rights of redress against government must include a discussion of exactly what guaranteed rights have been abused:The American people are heavily imbued with a sense of the freedoms guaranteed them through the Constitution. Not only were these rights alluded to in the Constitution, bu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Should illegal immigrants in the United States have a legal path to citizenship, or should they be deported?: 1 of 14
The illegal immigrant situation is one that gives pause to most caring people regardless of their political orientation. Certainly, no one wishes to arrest and deport millions of families to a land where there are no jobs and they have no hope of improving their lot in life. Americans are a compassionate people; give us a typ... More..
Personal Finance > Taxes Expediting a tax refund: 1 of 14
The fastest way to get your hard-earned dollars back from Uncle Sam is not to give it to him in the first place. Making sure you have a properly completed W-4 on file with your employer is the best way to do this. Too many people, thinking they are manipulating their final tax bill, either claim too many deductions or too few... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Is the Mexican Mafia a threat to the United States?: 1 of 13
The Mexican Mafia is a serious threat to the United States. By the Mexican Mafia, I am not referring to the relatively small group of organized Hispanic criminals of that name that formed in the California prison setting in the past twenty years, but the larger, more loosely-connected groups of drug, kidnap and crime gangs th... More..
Jobs & Careers > Trade & Manufacturing Jobs Trucking is a thankless job: 1 of 12
Truck drivers are a special breed. They must be trustworthy, innovative, resourceful, self-directed and resilient. But, most of all, they must be self-rewarding, as they certainly wont get much respect from anyone else. One of the oddest things about our society today is that, in the name of diversity and celebrating everyone... More..