Guns and the Elderly
It’s a worry. Guns, depression, confusion are a bad mix. There’s lots of dangerous junk in old people’s homes.
Who Will the Democrats Run for Mayor in Cranston?
This projo article on how Mayor Fung is going to hold a community forum discusses the issue of who will run against him next year. From the article: [...] That means there might be some potential mayoral challengers among the attendees, said Michael J. Sepe, chairman of the Democratic City Committee. “We’ll probably have someone [...]
It’s Health Care Reform Sing Along Time!!!
Every struggle, be it war, civil rights, or Dancing with the Stars has catchy tunes. So it should be, and in fact is, with the struggle over health care reform. To that end, via Youtube, I offer the following for consideration by social activists and music critics alike:
Because It Happens to a lot of Us
Rhode Island poet Cathleen Calbert has an essay in The New York Times that discusses the complicated lines we draw between “men” and “boys” and “guys.” The writing turns from comedy to tragedy as the essay unfolds into a memory of childhood molestation. Read the essay here.
Antichrist Hall of Fame
Totally bad guys, like Hitler and Osama bin Laden are naturals for the role. That’s boring. Let’s look at guys, (maleness is a prerequisite) who can be Antichristian while passing as regular folks, the better to deceive us.
Did I Call It Right or What?
It’s getting harder to find people you can put into a villain group without offending someone. Used to be ‘the Russians’ were always handy, but now they go to your church and you don’t want to start. The Nigerians don’t want to be the scary ethnics, and I wasn’t really happy with the gang of white guys who had all the acting range of a row of GI Joe dolls and clearly existed only to provide audience enjoyment by getting killed.
Shout Down Agenda
So what is the threat of the rest of the country seeing what the Values Voters endorse? This was an event with press invited. What else is going on?
Governor Carcieri Opposes Health Care Reform
Using language that pits uninsured Americans against insured ‘taxpayers’– as if uninsured don’t pay taxes, as if any working person isn’t at risk of losing their insurance along with their job– this is not leadership, it’s division.
Making an Exception
I can’t understand people who seem willing to hold up health care for millions of uninsured Americans for the fear that some undocumented people might slip through the cracks in the system and get seen by a doctor.
Kmareka Blogger Nancy Green on Rhode Island Soapbox
Rhode Island Soapbox follows the health care debate with a panel discussion featuring our host, Judy Newcomb Gross, Patrick Quinn of S.E.I.U., Dave St. Germaine and Nancy Green. It was a lively discussion from a number of perspectives, airing live in Pawtucket yesterday and will be shown on Cox, Verizon and Statewide Interconnect. Show times [...]
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