We Need a Break, Too

The wag who writes the travel column for your weekly community newspaper when he’s not selling advertising space will undoubtedly remark about how he needs a vacation from a vacation in his piece summarizing his experience at the County Green Bean Festival and Weed Whacker Expo ‘10.  You consider his assertion that time away from [...]

Use Your Hands

The World Cup is over.  Or maybe it’s not.  Who in America knows?  What’s important is that it’s been over for our side since a week or so ago.  My interest deflated as blasted Ghana ascended.  Yes, that’s rather jingoistic of me.  And, in true jingoistic fashion, I don’t care.  You say I’m arrogantly insulated [...]

One Hundred Percent or Zero

Is everybody happy?  No.  Of course not.  And the pall of misery is not contained to those trying to make a living on the Gulf of Mexico or watching MSNBC, as even people in such dire situations may be able to eventually leave behind their personal trauma.  Innumerable perpetual gripers with no real concerns have [...]

Barack’s “It’s Not About Me” UN Speech

By Fran Eaton
When you hear someone say, “It’s not about me,” it usually is. And so was Barack Obama’s speech to the world yesterday at the United Nations. First hint:
I have been in office for just nine months – though some days it seems a lot longer. I am well aware of the [...]

The Most Trusted Man in America

By S Williams
Walter Cronkite died July 17th at the age of 92. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, north of Kansas City, and lived in Kansas City till age 10 when his family moved to Texas. He was a son of Missouri. He also was a Boy Scout, Episcopalian, and DeMolay member. [...]

The United Nations’ Threat Against Parental Rights

Included in the language of the treaty is what is known as the “best interest of the child principle” which in everyday life would grant the government the ability to legally invalidate any decision made by a parent for a child if a government worker disagrees with this decision.

Home Schooling Families Taste Victory

By Theosebes
This week, Susan E. Rice, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations made a visit along with UNICEF to a classroom at the Harlem Children’s Zone. She spoke with an audience of eighth and ninth graders about volunteerism and shared that she hoped they would have similar opportunities to engage with [...]