(22) allison | about 15 hours ago

A new topic is on my horizon. It's high campaign season and I've been writing a lot about politics. I'm always interested in policy, process, personalities and public per...

(10) DaNice D Marshall | 14 days ago

I just realized that I'm not as passionate about politics as I use to be. Let's just say my rose colored glasses-- you know the ones that John Lennon had women wearing-- ...

(10) DaNice D Marshall | about 1 month ago

Hellooooooo..... f rom one parent to another, it's difficult to raise kids in today’s world. When I say kids, I don't mean toddlers. Toddlers are cute and manageable. T...

(10) DaNice D Marshall | about 1 month ago

America has sneezed, but instead of a handkerchief being offered to her, we're witnessing a global "wait and see" stand-offish-ness towards Wall St. It belies the reality...

(5) allison | about 15 hours ago

I struggle with how to begin talking about vampires. I'm no academic and who wants a dry treatise anyway? I am fairly well-read. I am full of thoughts, observations, opin...

(7) soulscompanion | 27 days ago

I don't completely agree with George Lakoff right now. I know that's "progressive heresy" these days, but there it is. Lakoff's "liberal nurturing parent/conservative str...

(38) Aspira | 23 days ago

My Dearest Mother, I can only attempt to express the love I have known from you. I can only attempt to do for you the many things you have done for me. I can only call yo...

(15) laurieboris | 18 days ago

As the last, nasty dregs of this brutal presidential campaign dribble from the political spout, I look at both of these candidates and think, “I’m glad I’m not one ...

(13) laurieboris | 5 days ago

Today, November 14, is World Diabetes Day, and much of the news is not good. Type 2 diabetes, where your body either doesn’t respond to insulin or doesn’t make enough...

(11) allison | about 1 month ago

This is what we call a loaded question. It contains the pre-supposition that "liberals" actually do "hate" Sarah Palin, which cannot be claimed as a self-evident truth. I...