Sunday night, Jews all over the world will observe Rosh Hashana, the start of the Ten Days of Awe that end with the Yom Kippur fast, when the sins of the past year (5775 in the Hebrew calendar) are expiated and promises to do better are pledged. Synagogues and temples will be full; the themes of… … [Read more...] about The spectre of anti-Semitism (Guest Voice)
One ‘Anchor Baby’ Speaks Up (Update)
Update: As Donald Trump proudly announces that his “solution” to the immigration “problem” will “take 18 months to two years if properly handled", the National Immigration Forum Action Fund is airing a television ad echoing some of the thoughts expressed by Mr. Lin in the article below and, perhaps just as important, echoing President Reagan’s 1989 message that the United … [Read more...] about One ‘Anchor Baby’ Speaks Up (Update)
Huckabee Plays the Fool (Guest Voice)
Huckabee Plays the Fool by Michael Reagan Watching Republicans on TV is getting more painful by the week. And believe it or not, my pain has nothing to do with the successful candidacy of Donald Trump. The pain started Tuesday, when, joining a few score of my fellow Americans, I accidentally tuned into MSNBC. There was big Mike Huckabee, live, making a religious, … [Read more...] about Huckabee Plays the Fool (Guest Voice)
Justice: Hillary Had Authority To Delete Certain Emails (Guest Voice)
The Justice Department said this week that Hillary Clinton had the authority to delete personal emails. In a little noticed brief, filed on Wednesday to a federal court, Department of Justice lawyers outlined a comprehensive defense of the contentious decision by Hillary Clinton to wipe the private email server she used as secretary of state: The… … [Read more...] about Justice: Hillary Had Authority To Delete Certain Emails (Guest Voice)
Clinton Sees Decrease in Lead Over Sanders & Now Trails Ben Carson
Hillary Clinton continues to show a downward trajectory in the polls, no longer having a significant lead for the Democratic nomination. The CNN/ORC poll shows: Hillary Clinton’s lead in the race for the Democratic nomination has fallen to just 10 points, and at the same time, her advantage in hypothetical general election matchups against the top Republican contenders has … [Read more...] about Clinton Sees Decrease in Lead Over Sanders & Now Trails Ben Carson
Domestic Abuse: One Survivor’s Experience (Guest Voice)
Domestic Abuse: One Survivor's Experience by Debra Zettelmier I remember growing up wanting to marry someone who was just like my father & wanting a marriage like the one my parents had. My father served 30 years in the Navy and my mother was a nurse. I didn't come from a broken home, I didn't grow up in an abusive home. My father never abused my mom, never even put her … [Read more...] about Domestic Abuse: One Survivor’s Experience (Guest Voice)
Still More Flowers
As you may have noticed I'm into flowers again. One of my favorite flowers has always been the Iris. And this almost black one is spectacular. … [Read more...] about Still More Flowers
God fearing religion
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No more mister nice guys
If you spend much time overseas, you get quite a different picture of America than you might expect. There are still traces of gratitude for heroism and help in the past. But the world is more cynical, aware, and doubting. Most important and troubling is the damage done by at least one of our chosen leaders -- or more accurately, the damage done by everyday Americans when … [Read more...] about No more mister nice guys
Iran’s top leader keeps his distance from deal
Iran's top leader keeps his distance from deal TEHRAN — Even as the White House celebrates a victory over Republican-led efforts to block the nuclear deal with Iran, concern persists over possible opposition from a different source: Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. It has been assumed in Western capitals, and in Tehran, that the deal to curb the Iranian nuclear … [Read more...] about Iran’s top leader keeps his distance from deal
Remembering that Day in September – One More Time
On this fourteenth anniversary of 9/11, we all have read so many stories and seen so many images of that dreadful tragedy that one more story could be overload, especially as we enter the last hours and minutes of the anniversary. However, I just came across a story that just riveted me. It is long, but worth every minute of the reader's time. It is written by U.S. … [Read more...] about Remembering that Day in September – One More Time
Trump is the Conservative Movement’s Logical Result
Brian Beutler traces the severing of policy realism from Republican politics in favor of resentment and outrage in The New Republic. Republican consultant Steve Schmidt, who presumably sympathizes with National Review and Club for Growth, described their frustrations as the result of a fatal disjunction between mass conservatism and the ideology that’s supposed to underlie it. … [Read more...] about Trump is the Conservative Movement’s Logical Result
(Breaking) Rick Perry Exits Presidential Race, Leaves It ‘in Good Hands’
After struggling to get out of a crowded and flooded GOP presidential wannabes basement, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is throwing in the towel -- after he dries himself off. The governor’s hometown newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman reports on the first major candidate to get out of an overcrowded clown bus: Perry's campaign said the longest-serving governor in … [Read more...] about (Breaking) Rick Perry Exits Presidential Race, Leaves It ‘in Good Hands’
Cartoon: American Gothic
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(Update) Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93
Update: Please watch the video below provided by the Department of Defense that captures the “detail and serenity” offered by the Flight 93 National Memorial. Also, please read the touching article by Katie Lange of the DOD News, Defense Media Activity here. Original post: On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, three hijacked commercial airliners attacked the … [Read more...] about (Update) Remembering the Heroes of Flight 93
Democratic Leaders Getting Nervous With Clinton Falling And Sanders Picking Up Support
The email scandal has some Democrats looking for alternative candidates, according to The New York Times: If Hillary Rodham Clinton’s new apology for her private email server fails to reassure jittery supporters, it could amplify the chatter among some Democrats who have been casting about for a potential white knight to rescue the party from a beleaguered Clinton … [Read more...] about Democratic Leaders Getting Nervous With Clinton Falling And Sanders Picking Up Support
Flowers III
On this anniversary of 911 we should remember that it was not Iraq, Iran or even Afghanistan that attacked the the US on September 11, 2001 but the followers of the extremist Wahhabi in Saudi Arabia. So what did George W Bush and Dick Cheney do? They invaded and occupied Iraq and Afghanistan. To this day we are supporting Saudi genocide in Yemen. Here in western Oregon we … [Read more...] about Flowers III
Eyewitness 9-11: “Today, Bagpipes Are Playing Outside My Window”
Dear Brave Souls: Here from another soul in New York City this morning, part of an email... just an on the spot report of how it is for some in NYC today, for many who are still standing. The writer is mere walking distance from Ground Zero. "....The bagpipes are playing right outside my window. It is the annual ceremony held to honor and remember the many, as well … [Read more...] about Eyewitness 9-11: “Today, Bagpipes Are Playing Outside My Window”
Eyewitness: Remembering 9-11/ He Calls It, ‘The Cradle of Ground Zero’
Dear Brave Souls: Here is a witness story by a male friend, native to NYC, who saw the Towers come down on September 11th. His piece was written four days later as people walked in Manhattan dropping shatters of heart everywhere as they walked. They were not only looking for their loved ones, for meaning, for understanding. They were gathering up the threads, preparing to … [Read more...] about Eyewitness: Remembering 9-11/ He Calls It, ‘The Cradle of Ground Zero’
Clinton’s Plummeting Poll Number: most Republicans defeat her
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's poll numbers are continuing to emulate the demographic changes of many New York seniors in the wintertime: they're going south. Her once whopping lead over Sen. Bernie Sanders has now shrunk to 10 points, and the Hillary-is-electable argument is starting to look bleak since poll number now show most GOPers who'd run against her … [Read more...] about Clinton’s Plummeting Poll Number: most Republicans defeat her