Tis the Season of Politics, Family, Science – and More

Assorted Issues and Observations to Share Thanksgiving I can never think about Thanksgiving without remembering the now iconic column written by journalist/humorist Art Buchwald, explaining the holiday to the French (he was assigned to Paris at the time, with the Herald Tribune). He closed the column with two very …
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Observations on Occurrences of Note

The Past Week or So Left Us a Lot to Think About Pelosi and Team Step Down Not unexpectedly, Speaker Pelosi announced this week that she was stepping down as party leader in the House after a 20 year run. Her two key deputies did the same. A few …
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About Those Midterm Elections

It Was the Best of Times; It Was the Worst of Times… Well, That Was Interesting Much still going on out of the elections and important matters yet to be decided. Still, we know some important outcomes from all this. First of all, at least two people were right – …
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It’s Election Day, America – Hold Your Breath, Cross Your Fingers

We Will Know Shortly What Our Fellow Citizens Have Decided About America’s Future Well, Here We Are I suppose at this point we are all, whatever our political persuasion, tired of hearing and saying that “This is the most important election of our time.” But once again, this one does …
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Abortion vs Forced Birth in America

Hard to Believe We Are Where We Are – But There Are Some Hopeful Signs First, The No Surprises List In anticipation of this Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, a number of outcomes were forecast. So far, all have come true.

The Trump appointees to the Court all …
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As The Election Approaches, People Worry About the Economy. That is Normal

Some Think the Republicans Can Manage It Better. That is Not Normal – Nor Accurate What are the Main Issues? There seems to be four main issues at large: Inflation: The economic devil that threatens all, especially the middle class. Remember the early 198’s and 18% mortgages? Once out of …
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