Politics - Nov. 4, 2008
Video of the Day: Celebrating America
It was tough to come up with an appropriate video for Election Day, so we decided to allow Mr. Neil Diamond deliver the message for us.
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Politics - April 22, 2009
Tea Leaves and Smiling Handshakes: How Newt Gingrich Missed the Message
   I am often called “old school,” and I agree. I keep alive a tradition in my writing that writers must be committed to the truth as they know it. That writers, use reason and experience, take words, and craft ideas to evaluate the acts and ideas of others. That writer...
Tags: Obama, Gingrich, Chavez, politics, summit, Reagan, America

Politics - Feb. 19, 2009
An Open Conversation with Eric Holder
  I am Black and I don't agree with Eric Holder. I think Americans, North and South and everywhere have open and honest conversations about values and ideas of groups with different skin colors, and other traits of diversity. They talk about black-on-black crime, the lost generation of young...
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Politics - July 4, 2008
Fourth of July - Reflection and Renewal
“Fourth of July – Reflection and Renewal”by Arthur I. Cyr            The Fourth of July celebrates community, local as well as national. Parades featuring people in uniform - scouts, firefighters and police as well as the mi...
Tags: History, International Relations, War, Second World War, Politics, America

Travel & Visitors Guide - May 12, 2008
A Gem of Journey on the Emerald Isle
A long lost relative had reemerged via a strange form letter sent to all members of my family. Phones were a buzz when aunts and uncles exchanged calls all wondering who this Francis was and what did he want with my family? Turns out, the geneology bug doesn't just bite Americans looking ...
Tags: Ireland, Travel, St. Patricks Day, culture, heritage, family, america, tradition