SWAMPED BY MEDICAL DEBT
Many individuals in the U.S. are swamped by medical debt; it is the largest single factor for personal bankruptcy. Medical costs are also affecting many …
LAND ROVER OF THE SKIES
Land Rover of the skies sounds like a funny misnomer but, in the case of a 60-year-old Canadian plane, the de Havilland Twin Otter (picture …
BITTER, OLD, AUTOCRAT
I have to comment on the bitter, old, autocrat/dictator-in-waiting we saw during the U.S. Presidential debate this past week. His inability to look forward, his …
DOUBLE STANDARD
The excitement/ravenousness double standard reaction of the media over Kamala Harris’ first unscripted interview this week brought into sharp focus one of its major failings …
EXISTENTIAL THREAT
The phrase “Existential Threat” seems to fill our airwaves currently. It’s the new “go to” word for politicians of all persuasions and is mimicked by …
EVERGLADES
Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state’s water supply. In February …
THOMAS NEFF
Thomas Neff is a name few people have heard of, and yet his accomplishment over many years must rank among the most significant of the …
ROAD TRIP
Last week I took a road trip from Colorado to Wisconsin and back to see the Oshkosh Air Show, which I have wanted to visit …
PEOPLE AWAKENING
People awakening is a Heather Cox-Richardson article. I occasionally re-publish an article from Heather Cox-Richardson because her in-depth analysis from an historical context I find …
MYTHOLOGICAL AMERICAN COWBOY IMAGE
These days, reality is slowly undermining the political power of the mythological American Cowboy image. In the years after World War II, that image helped …