September 10, 2010, 4:30 pm 2021 comments in the last 180 days.
9/11 Reflections Part 1: The Elephant and the Mosquito.

What happens when a mosquito bites an elephant? The answer to this question lies at the intersection between myth and reality. The Big Lies, Grand Illusions, and Great Myths of our age are stories of the elephant and the mosquito.

December 26, 2012, 8:13 pm 529 comments in the last 180 days.
O Little Town in Occupied Territory.

What people might not know is that the city of Bethlehem today is not in Israel but in Palestine, and that it is a bustling city with 28,000 people. One third of them are Palestinian Christians. 

When Christians today sing “O little town of Bethlehem” they seldom think of the real city with the real people.

December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 127 comments in the last 180 days.
6 Crucial Business Travel Tips.

Business travel is an essential business aspect. Traveling for business allows you to network with other industry professionals while meeting new people and connecting with prospective customers.

October 14, 2012, 12:10 pm 118 comments in the last 180 days.
Missouri Senator Schaaf: 'If they overdose and kill themselves, it just removes them from the gene pool'.

I have written articles for Salem-News.com referencing "Flamingo Road" -- the pipeline of prescription drugs that travels up the east coast from Florida to the New England states. Florida has been vigorously closing "pill mills" in an effort to stem the prescription drug epidemic in their state.

June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 85 comments in the last 180 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

April 13, 2023, 7:45 pm 13 comments in the last 180 days.
The Land You Know Has Been Given to You.

I met Preston Arrow-weed along an empty stretch of highway in the Mojave desert, at a place long ago inhabited by the Kamya and Quechan peoples. His people had lived there. There were hundreds of small cairns, denoting cremations, the locations of the burials of people who once fished from its shores.

April 8, 2024, 10:09 pm 12 comments in the last 180 days.
No One Owns the Future.

Even the international condemnation of the Israeli devastation of Gaza often feels tepid. Noting that a total of 196 aid workers have so far been killed in Gaza’s six months of bombardment and starvation, Guterres said: “This is unconscionable. But it is an inevitable result of the way the war is being conducted.”

May 4, 2013, 11:13 am 6 comments in the last 180 days.
Sheriff's Department Takes Family's Home and Contents Using a Fake Eviction.

U.S. Navy veteran Ted Visner and his wife, Kathy Smith of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, have been living a nightmare for two and a half years.

December 17, 2007, 11:23 am 4 comments in the last 180 days.
Singer Dan Fogelberg Dies from Prostate Cancer at 56.

He's with the leader of the band now. At the age of 56, the legendary American singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg has passed away. His publicist says that after losing a battle with cancer, Dan left us this morning at 6:00 AM. "He fought a brave battle with cancer and died peacefully at home in Maine with his wife Jean at his side. His strength, dignity, and grace in the face of the daunting challenges of this disease were an inspiration to all who knew him."

June 17, 2025, 3:55 pm 3 comments in the last 180 days.
Portland Is Not for Everyone - But It Might Be for You.

There’s something about Portland that gets under people’s skin. Some come for the trees and stay for the coffee. It’s not easy to explain why Portland draws people in— but the city does. It has that kind of personality.