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Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: Barack Obama's choices for vice president: 1 of 26
Now that Barack Obama has made history by becoming the first Black mainstream candidate for president, his choice of a running mate will take on added significance. Historically, the vice-presidency up until the Cheney era was "not worth a pitcher of warm spit" as Franklin Roosevelt's first vice-president, John Nance Garner, ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Suggestions to the President of the United States: 2 of 43
President Barack Obama has a unique opportunity to effect permanent and necessary change in the political culture of The United States of America. It won't be easy as he has readily acknowleged; but he seems to be the right man at exactly the right moment in history. He is the right man because he has a refined sense of histo... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Best Fourth of July desserts: 2 of 37
The Fourth of July is the people's holiday. Our second president. John Adams encouraged Americans to make independence day a time of feasting and loud celebration. Common outdoor fare such as barbecue and potato salad give a distinctive frontier feel to our festival of democracy. No fare is more democratic than hot dogs and b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center What responsibility does the US bear for helping to solve the Iraqi refugee crisis?: 3 of 37
The answer to this question is simple. An economic axiom simply states that if you broke it, you own it. Few would debate that the U.S. broke Iraq. Whatever altruistic reasons may pertain to our breaking Iraq, we now own it. It is the responsibility of the United States to now fix Iraq as best it can. Recent studies conservat... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The Labor Day mystery: 2 of 23
"A Labor of Love" Detective Branum looked up at the ladder which leaned at a steep angle against the house but still came up a foot short of the bedroom window. A red streak which appeared to be dried blood ran from the window sill to the top of the ladder. A strip of cloth which looked like it came off a blanket hung off the... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Meaning of life: 18 of 196
"A Reno Story"He wasn't so much hitch-hiking as he was sitting against a sign-post on a cold early summer morning just outside of Winnemucca, Nevada wearing just a t-shirt and jeans. I was driving home from college for a visit and had pushed straight through from Denver heading to land's end. I stopped and he got in."Where ya... More..
Education > Distance Learning What is distance learning?: 1 of 10
It is time to be clear. Distance learning is nothing more than a thinly disguised con game on both the recipients and the providers. No one of any educational gravitas can argue that distance learning is either teaching or learning. In sober moments, educators must admit that distance learning is a con game designed to make a... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism Al Qaeda and the media: 2 of 19
Al Qaeda may well be almost entirely a media creation. Much like "Big Brother" in the seminal George Orwell book,1984,Al Qaeda must exist in order to keep the populace in a constant state of slavery. It sometimes even seems that the grainy pictures of Osama bin Laden which occasionally surface on-line may be a characterizatio... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Should our politicians be held to a higher moral standard?: 17 of 129
American politicians reflect exactly the kind of people they represent. They thus set the moral standards of the country. For this we can be grateful because without them we would be a people devoid of irony and mirth. For half a century the Kennedy boys defined the moral high ground by dominating the extra-curricular sex sc... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Leaders (Other) Reflections: Where are the real leaders in U.S. politics?: 1 of 7
The choices for President of the United States in 2008 have narrowed to three candidates. Unfortunately,none of the candidates has the qualifications to be a real leader. How this great country,which has produced so many leaders in so many walks of life,has come to this juncture in history regarding the most powerful office i... More..