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Liberated Writer: After many years of writing in corporate environments where subject matter is somewhat restricted to one's area of expertise within the company and which, of necessity, must be relevant to the company and departmental missions, I am enjoying

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Political correctness gone wrong: 1 of 42
Here's a purely rhetorical questions: how can something that was wrong from the start go wrong? Political correctness was never a good idea, but the ramifications are either worse than its creators ever dreamed or (heaven forbid!) it's exactly what they had in mind from the beginning.According to Philip Atkinson, "Political C... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Has the voter become irrelevant in US politics: 1 of 30
It was probably in high school Civics class that I first learned about the Electoral College. (Civics is an old fashioned concept that required students to learn about the workings of their government. It's possible that this outdated concept is not considered important enough to teach, as it would take important time from le... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Is your partner marriage material or not? How to find out: 1 of 18

Determining whether or not your partner is marriage material can be tricky business. Most of us hope, at sometime in our lives that we'll get married, raise a family, and be part of a long-term and loving relationship. We each have our own ideas about what we want in the relationship, and the kind of person we want to be with... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Unsolicited e-mail: 1 of 10
My personal website e-mail account is an ongoing source of entertainment, always stuffed with an amazing collection of unsolicited e-mail. It has a spam filter which only works if I put in keywords or phrases to identify which messages to mark as spam. Once that's done, it filters out hundreds of really bizarre messages.But t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should a woman have the right to choose abortion?: 46 of 428
I first became aware of abortion in the 1950s when I was 11 or 12 years old. My beloved aunt had passed away and my mother and I were on our way to her funeral.My aunt was married to an alcoholic who occasionally worked as a handyman. Back then, particularly for women of my aunt's era, divorce was almost unheard of. A divorce... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Does job discrimination hurt employers and potential employees?: 1 of 9

Job discrimination has the potential to hurt employers in ways they seem not to consider. They rarely appear to be concerned about the hurt they cause potential employees.Before laws prevented it, employers routinely dismissed candidates on sight, without considering what talents they might bring to the workplace. There are l... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Being successful as an artist without 'the formula': 3 of 18

The question: can an artist be successful without "the formula." My initial response: Which formula?I'm a fairly new freelance writer and have been a Heliumite for less than a month, so there's still much for me to learn. I have not yet learned about "the formula" or how I can be successful as an artist without it or, for tha... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Is America ready for a gay president?: 1 of 6
Barack Obama's sweeping victory in his recent run for the presidency demonstrated clearly that, where civil rights and equality are concerned, the United States has come a long way in the last forty or fifty years. It also clearly demonstrated that there are still plenty of bigots out there, anxious to make themselves heard, ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Life: 29 of 163
HIGH SIERRA SUMMERHigh school? Graduated. Shakespearean acting class? Completed. Got the part in "12th Night." My part-time job wouldn't interfere with rehearsals or performances. Perfect!After the play closed, my manager called me into her office at the store where I worked as a stock clerk. I was told - for the first, but n... More..
Jobs & Careers > Jobs & Careers (Other) Will retiring baby boomers cause a labor shortage?: 2 of 11
Only time will tell if retiring baby boomers will cause a labor shortage. There are far too many variables, and we have no way of knowing when individuals in this group will retire. Baby boomers are those who were born after WWII, generally between 1946 and 1964. That's a span of almost 20 years and it's unlikely that everyon... More..