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My personal deadline for completion of my first novel has come and gone without success. Due to a very hectic personal schedule progress has slowed but will not stop. I hope to find the time to submit more future articles here than I have recently.

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Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Debate on the war in Iraq: 2 of 72

The ages old debate of war. An argument that has been going since the early days of man. An argument that has yet to be won, or lost. There will always be those for and those opposed, the only thing that will change are the names and faces. As for this particular war, there are several things that must be looked at befo...
Politics, News & Issues > US News Virginia Tech shooting: Should America ban firearms?: 1 of 32

The Constitutional illegality of banning guns in the U.S. aside, it is also a virtual impossibility. In order for any law banning guns in the United States to be effectively enforced, the right to privacy would need to be removed from the Bill of Rights. There is no way that the Government could take every gun in this Countr...
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Should the Internet be monitored and taxed by the government?: 1 of 22

There are a few reasons why the Government should not tax the internet. First off, they already are. You as an internet subscriber are already paying taxes, although not directly. As with every service, taxes that the provider must pay are figured into the service price. The providers are paying an income tax on the money th...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Suspense: 16 of 168

GHOST SNIPER CHAPTER ONE Sitting alone in the dark, his face hidden by the dark shadows cast by the dim light that shone through the broken, dust covered window, the shadowy figure leaned back in the old wooden chair. In the dim light he could see the cobwebs, undisturbed, in the corner. Dust covered an old metal filing cabi...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Murder: 5 of 50

Here is chapter 4 of my novel-in-progress "Ghost Sniper" The man looked small through the cross hairs. At 1700 meters, this was by far the longest shot he had ever had to take. He was confident that if he took his time and waited for the perfect opportunity, he would not miss. He couldn't, he never missed. From this vantage ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Do you blame Bush or Obama for the struggling economy?: 1 of 9

To blame either President Obama or President Bush (43) for the Country's current economic state of affairs is unjust. This meltdown was caused by neither of them. It was a slow process that, unfortunately for Bush, just happened to explode on his watch and was inherited by Obama. The crisis was initially caused by the instab...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Should Congress expedite Obama's $447 billion jobs bill?: 1 of 8

First and foremost, we need to remember exactly where this $447B is going to come from. It is going to come from you and I. It isn't going to come from the Corporations that people like to blame for the higher prices we are paying. It will ultimately come from the People of this country. The Government will need to do one of...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Are teenage Americans influenced by conservative pundits like Limbaugh, Beck, and O'Reilly?: 4 of 31

Considering the political stance of todays Colleges and Universities, the conservative views and values of Limbaugh, Beck and O'Reilly are usually brought up as something to demonize. Something that is often looked at as anti-American. Some students of those studies may then take it upon themselves to research these people a...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Meaning of life: 3 of 22

SOMEDAY I walked out the front door of the old farm house. There were cars lining the long dirt driveway. Voices echoed throughout the small building. You could here the quiet conversations resonating out through the screen door onto the porch. There on the front steps sat Sandy, my older brother's daughter. She was 16 years...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Was the Bush administration complicit in the 9/11 terrorist attacks?: 2 of 12

The infamous conspiracy plot. Who really killed JFK? Who really killed Lee Harvey Oswald and why? Was Monica Lewinsky a set up? What did Bush know and when did he know it? Questions we may never know the true answers to, unless of course we already do. The theory that the Bush administration not only knew of those cowardly a...