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Jul.03.2009 Why the 4th of July Feels Empty This Year Yesterday, I wrote a fairly long blog about why we celebrate Independence Day. I figured it would be my final blog of the week, but when I finished, something didn't feel right. It's sitting in my draft folder now, unused. It took me some time to figure out just what it was that I wasn't...	Jun.15.2009 What Does An Extremist Look Like? Is an extremist tall, short, young, old, thin, fat? Would you know if the person standing next to you was about to pull out a gun and shoot? Scary thought, isn't it? Think about the pressure our protective and security agencies have been under since President Obama took office? Yet, will all...
Jun.02.2009 State of the States, or "Yeah, What Russia Said!" What is so hard about a 4-way stop?? You go in the order you arrive and if there's a tie, you cede to the person to the right. Done. How come nobody understands this? The next time I get waved through a 4-way stop by another driver when I already have the right of way, I'm going to get out and hook...	May.24.2009 WRITERS CREATE THE FUTURE I have lots of ideas, but - so far - no one has asked me to shape the future of the. . . well . . . future. I do have one novel set in the future, dealing with contact from without our known universe. Time stops. I await my summons. Novelists Plot the Future Of Homeland Security By David...
May.13.2009 A President's E-mail I received an e-mail message from the White House today. At 1:31 in the morning, I found waiting in my inbox an e-mail message from President Barak Obama. I don't work at the White House. I don't work in government. I'm a citizen of the United States of America and I received an e-mail message...	Mar.23.2009 The trials and tribulations of the Knox County Commission Ah, The County Commission. The closest organization we as Americans have to the democracy we promote around the world. We directly elect these people, some of whom are our neighbors, friends and family and expect these people to not only serve our community's best interests but also be aware and...
Mar.08.2009 Is "Homefront" Pro- or Anti-War? The answer to that, and a couple of other questions... A reviewer currently reading 'Homefront' emailed me midway through the story yesterday to express surprise: "I don't want to put it down," the reviewer said. I asked what caused the surprise, what it was about the book that made her...	Mar.03.2009 Thinking positive When the public anger dies down over Nadya Suleman's delivery of octuplets she can't support, I think something very positive will emerge from this debacle. Now that Octo Mom, as the popular media so gleefully designates her, has pushed the uses of new reproductive technologies to the extreme, our...
Mar.02.2009 Let’s Talk About Failure – Honestly Rush Limbaugh speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference - Image Credit: MSNBC screen shot Let’s Talk About Failure – Honestly Over the weekend, there was a lot of talk about Rush Limbaugh and his stated desire for President Barack Obama to fail. Rahm Emmanual, Chuck Todd, even some...	Feb.17.2009 Wanted: Economic Negative Feedback So where are we, politically speaking? Well, I'll tell you where we aren't. Hope for Change has fizzled, despite the new leaders promises, intent and attempts. We haven't ended any wars. We haven't fixed our economic crunch. Oh blah blah blah. Its easy to complain about the obvious. I'd like to...

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