As a native born American of the baby boomer generation who has watched both our leadership and economy now disintegrate progressively from the 50’s Eisenhower era (there were a few high points, but very few), perhaps when Mr. Obama is searching for some solutions for the mortgage crisis now occurring in this country, he might […]
World’s highest prison population rate in US
Prisons, Jails and Probation – Overview The Department of Justice reported that at year-end 2003, federal prisons held a total of 158,426 inmates, of whom 86,972 (55%) were drug offenders. By comparison in 2000 federal prisons held 131,739 total inmates of whom 74,276 (56%) were drug offenders, and in 1995 federal prisons […]
If You Are Anti Police Brutality Does That Mean You Are Anti Police?
First of all let’s get the color thing out of the way. There are 3 colors involved in this debate: Black, White and Blue. Black is complaining about Blue so why is White upset about that? Police should be objective, regardless of their personal beliefs or affiliation once a man puts on that blue uniform […]
US water crisis: in more than one way, this is more than it seems
You know about Flint. You’ve heard about Sebring, OH. In both places, basically the same thing happened: lax controls, oversight, and regulation allowed corrosive river water to leach lead from old pipes into the drinking water. Flint is finally being treated like the catastrophe that it is, more than a year after it should have been. […]
War takes it toll on veterans!
The statistics are absolutely shocking! 22 veterans commit suicide every day, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs — experts say increased awareness among the military community and better treatment options could ease the stigma of mental illness for veterans. Statistics regarding veterans and mental health issues including suicide, are indeed alarming. Veteran suicide […]
Transcript: Secretary Hagel press interview with Charlie Rose on PBS on November 19, 2014
Press Interview Transcript complete- Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel interview with Charlie Rose on November 19, 2014 on PBS: “ROSE: Mr. Secretary, thank you for the opportunity to visit with you at the Pentagon. Let me begin with the question of national security and how you perceive the biggest threats to America in some order […]
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