January 9, 2008, 12:09 pm 290 comments in the last 30 days.
MySpace Photos of Oregon Mayor Causing Stir in Arlington.

It is the "Home of the Honkers" and it is hard to miss the irony. A scantily clad image of the city of Arlington, Oregon's mayor is making the rounds on the Web today after news agencies lifted the image from her public MySpace page. Arlington, Oregon's Mayor Carmen Kontur Gronquist did what many people do in the new Millennium; she posted images of herself on MySpace wearing lingerie. Maybe posing on a city fire vehicle was pushing it a bit, but then I lived in Las Vegas for five years where calendars feature the city's "sexiest firefighters."

December 13, 2022, 3:11 pm 44 comments in the last 30 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.

December 26, 2012, 8:13 pm 19 comments in the last 30 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.

October 14, 2012, 12:10 pm 17 comments in the last 30 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 16 comments in the last 30 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 21, 2013, 5:25 pm 13 comments in the last 30 days.
Burma Riots: Video Shows Police Failing to Stop Attack.

The footage shows a mob destroying a Muslim gold shop and then setting fire to houses. A man thought to be a Muslim is seen on fire. It was filmed last month, when at least 43 people were killed in Meiktila.

February 24, 2011, 8:25 pm 4 comments in the last 30 days.
Economics as Pseudoscience.

If any field of study is a pseudoscience, it's economics. As Leonard Silk, late economics columnist for the New York Times (an economist himself) once wrote:

May 15, 2011, 10:28 pm 4 comments in the last 30 days.
Tawfiq Ziad; Israel and 'Unadikum'.

One of the most powerful songs about Palestine, perhaps ever, is Unadikum. Sometimes called Onadikum, the poem-turned-song was written by the Palestinian politician, author and resistance poet, Tawfiq Ziad. Unadikum is a song about Palestinian tragedy. Ahmad Qaboor made Tawfiq Ziad's poem into an inspirational song. 'Unadikum' means I call to you!.

March 10, 2009, 7:21 am 4 comments in the last 30 days.
Vietnam Army Medic Walks for Children.

A Vietnam Army veteran begins the second annual walk in Vietnam on April 3, 2009 to support children disabled from Agent Orange If you asked most Irishmen, they will know about the Orange Walks in Northern Ireland on July 12th, which mark the victory of Prince William of Orange over King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

May 26, 2011, 5:43 pm 3 comments in the last 30 days.
Israel always needs an existential threat to survive: Nima Shirazi.

Nima Shirazi is a political commentator from New York City. His analysis includes US foreign policy and Middle East issues, particularly with reference to current events in Israel, Palestine, and Iran. Shirazi is widely acclaimed for his precise and accurate analysis.