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Anniversary Of 9-11: Needing A New Path

September 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · politics

If you’re like me, it’s easy to pay almost no heed to the war in Afghanistan that started in retaliation for the 9-11 attacks of 2001. But with the eight-year anniversary a few days away, I’m going to look at it. This war is being fought allegedly to protect me, and also you, if you’re [...]

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Sustaining Our Health

September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · health & well being, politics, sustainability

The things we are NOT talking about are often the biggest problems. This morning, columnist Bob Herbert of the New York Times educates us in this article on Senator McCain’s plan for national health insurance if he is elected president in November. As Mr. Herbert points out, almost nobody is writing about this or talking [...]

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Obama, Racism and the Primary World

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments · food & drink, nature, politics, sustainability

Bob Herbert’s column in the New York Times this morning questions whether racism in the U.S. has abated enough to elect our first black president. While I hope it has, I have a related but deeper concern.

This human race we all belong to, with all our different skin pigments, beliefs and so forth, is not the only game in town, i.e., on the planet. Think about it. All of this

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