Republicanism is a Choice
Ken Mehlman, Republican National Committee chairman during the Bush administration, has come out as gay. He’s now working as an attorney in a private equity firm. He’s no longer in a place where telling the truth could have rocked the establishment and slowed down the momentum of the anti-gay activists. Back when he had some [...]
Books on the Street
I had a day to myself and got to walk around Harvard. I stopped by this bookstore to check out some vintage titles, and get a look at Penny the dog and Charley the cat curled up in the cart sleeping through all the noise– that is until another dog walked by. Then Penny would [...]
Chris Young Puts Rhode Island on the Map
And not in a good way. Here is Huffington Post with links to Fox TV. Projo.com says that Young publicly proposed marriage to his campaign manager on condition that he wins. Words fail me. Some time back I reviewed some of the highlights of Young’s career, including a link to an astounding photo in the [...]
A Little Perspective
I will admit that there are times I succumb to self-pity or bemoan my lot in life. On more than one occasion, I have railed at the heavens for some perceived injustice, annoyance, or mishap. I have felt aggrieved at Fate’s toying with me like a cat with a rodent (or an investment broker with [...]
Empty Houses, Full Homeless Shelters
Skip Bronson at Huffington Post points out the obvious… About 3.5 million US residents (about 1% of the population), including 1.35 million children, have been homeless for a significant period of time. Over 37,000 homeless individuals (including 16,000 children) stay in shelters in New York every night. This information was gathered by the Urban Institute, [...]
Undermining the Caregiver
‘Aren’t there any white doctors here?’ a clinic patient asked me once. ‘No’, I said. We had three doctors from Ghana and one from Egypt. Like many primary care clinics, this one was staffed by young doctors starting their careers, some fulfilling a committment to the US Health Service, and they tended to move on [...]
Fear of Eggs
Megafarming is showing its scary side in the recall of eggs that may be tainted with salmonella. The number of eggs recalled may reach half a billion. Gods, where will they put them all? Factory farming makes it inevitable that animal diseases will spread and affect the food supply. This egg disaster goes hand-in-hand with [...]
The Schemers
I got to see Mark Cutler and the Schemers play in Warwick last night. I didn’t plan to dance but it was impossible not to. It’s a good summer for music.
Meeting About Mashapaug Commons (Former Gorham Toxic Site)
The federal government has done a study of the health impacts of the Gorham site in South Providence, which was rehabilitated into Mashapaug Commons, which now stands mostly vacant, next to a newly built high school, Alvarez High School, which has a system for pumping potential toxic underground fumes away from the school. From Amelia [...]
Fighting for Freedom in the Military
This is not my usual cut and paste from the HuffPo, but straight out of Veterans Today… On May 13, 2010, about eighty soldiers, stationed at Fort Eustis while attending a training course, were punished for opting out of attending one of these Christian concerts. The headliner at this concert was a Christian rock band [...]
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