Locking Up The Chemically Dependant Example The gavel lifts and slams, papers are shuffled, signed, placed in a folder, and a bailiff instructs a twenty-two year old Afri...
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At RedwoodAge.com, we encourage our readers to live a "whole life" by balancing the physical, intellectual and spiritual parts of our lives. It's a philosophy that we car...
Where We're Coming From... The generation that came of age in the '60s and '70s changed the way we think about music, race, women, war, food, fashion, poverty, marriage, ...
By Tom Murphy, RedwoodAge.com Boomers should be the last ones to complain about how younger people don't listen. It was the boomers who didn't listen about Vietnam, marij...
By Tom Murphy RedwoodAge.com Like anyone else, I get tired of hearing about "National Fill-in-the-Blank Week." There are weeks for everything these days, and whatever mes...
Bill O'Reilly is disliked by both the right and left. He seems to be an equal opportunity irritant. O'Reilly describes himself as an independant, and I tend to agree with...
Whatever happened to the bird flu? I was sure that half the world's population would be wiped out by now. Could it be that our mainstream mass media could have actually b...
Hello!!! And please wipe your feet as you enter... This is very much a new genesis in my creative undertakings... All you could never need may be found here, if only I cou...
People rarely comment on my songs, besides the usual, 'Great Song!!!' feedback... Here is your chance to tell me what you think or feel... You can comment anonymously, or...
This is a 2 year old mice pace post which I am happy to paste for you... I did write it, however... Redundancy Is Getting Old... Today is a fresh day... A chance to weigh...
Living at the crossroads has been both beautiful and rough... The real estate is plentiful, but the cost is one's soul, and every moment is spent paying, albeit paying at...
If you've been paying attention to the news over the past 48 hours, you'll likely have seen the headline that reads something to the effect of "Teens made pregnancy pact."...
The Pointless Politics of Cable News Recently, America lost Tim Russert. With his death, a commendable standard of political debate has temporarily gone down the drain. O...
Recently, America lost Tim Russert. With his death, a commendable standard of political debate has temporarily gone down the drain. On Meet the Press, Russert and his tea...
I went out last night with some co-workers to celebrate the sending-off of one of our group to Los Angeles. Anthony is tired of the rat race network television news has b...
The world is falling apart. Southern California burns while Iowa floods.Earthquakes rock off-shore Alaska and inland China. Our once arch-nemesis, North Korea, has sudden...
In a recent survey taken by the AARP, its been shown that more and more senior citizens have taken to the "Don't ask don't tell" mentality, usually reserved by the militar...
So the WashingtonPost has just come out stressing a long ignored series of findings: turns out bottled water and tap water are essentially the same thing. But how can this...
Recently, I had the opportunity to purchase and enjoy a nice box of California Raisins. But I declined. Why? That's an easy question, my boy: Raisins are the anti-christ a...
I believe I have twisted my neck... It's such a funny image, to twist one's neck, sending me recollections of the possessed girl in the excorcist who could perform a 360 d...
A Kentucky man was arrested for allegedly paying a prostitute with a $100 dollar gas card at a local Days Inn. Both parties were arrested and charged with prostitution and...
You already know who you are-part of the post-war generation of movers and shakers known as the Baby Boomers. No longer content to knit booties or play shuffleboard, we'r...
The latest update includes links to Japanese TV commercials featuring Hollywood stars, weird Japanese TV shows, sumo wrestling, pro baseball and more! Japanese bloggers p...
Last week, it seemed mildly amusing when Gus Foote said that approving the choice made by a council-appointed committee "isn't how it goes" in Gloucester. His statement i...
"So do you think their marriage can survive this?" I asked. Martin, my boyfriend of a few months, slowly turned his attention away from his computer and looked at me from...
FISH FINALLY EXTINCT. Is that the headline we're waiting for? The Arctic ice caps are going to melt by August and all everyone is fighting over is the oil. ...
THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unse...
"The Party seeks power entirely for its for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long lif...
America's regulators were last night shoring up the country's financial defenses, after one of the biggest bank failures in US history sparked fears about the viability o...
Decision Time I promised my long time readers and my friends who knew me even before the Internet to issue warnings both before World War III starts and the Next Great De...
Nick Langewis and David Edwards Raw Story Wednesday, July 16, 2008 The Bush administration's laxity towards torture of prisoners could expose its top officials to war cri...
Global Warming Enforcement: The New Segregation Government fueled alarmism about global warming is accelerating the creation of new forms of malthusian control over our l...
I've told several of my friends and confirmed with a co-worker at the time that on the morning of 9/11, just before starting time at 7:20 am central time, I was sitting i...
State Attorney Admits No Law Makes Vaccines Mandatory A state prosecutor involved in bringing potential criminal charges against hundreds of parents in a county just outs...
Emerging Viruses: Aids & Ebola - Nature, Accident Or Intentional? by Leonard G. Horowitz Enter ...
I believe God is in control. He is the giver and taker of life itself, so when I hear about people getting killed by stray gunfire, I am torn between thinking "See, anoth...
So I was watching a program on CNN late the other night. I was hoping to find a program that would bore me into the land of Nod. Luckily I came across a special hosted by...
My son and I go to the same school each day (when school is in session). He attends as a student, and I as a teacher. After a very (and I mean Very) stressful school year...
Barak Baby, Maverick McCain, or Bob below the radar Barr-whose slogan do you wear? With such clever slogans as, "Change you can believe in", "Ready from day one", and "Li...
Well, another lie has been exposed. Is anyone really shocked? While some bloggers have been quick to take issue with John McCain’s alleged lies concerning Obama’s tax...
During a July 31, 2008 conference call heard by a relatively small group, it was announced that Ron Paul will be appointed as the next Secretary of the Treasury...that is...
The Autism Society of America , founded more than 40 years ago, asked the 2008 presidential candidat es to share their views on the issues surrounding autism. In response...
The Paragon is my attempt to do what few others are interested in-provoking thought-real thought. Thought that does not pollute, that does not give audience to buzzwords,...
Are you opposed to Obama and don't trust McCain? Are you worried that all hope is lost? Do you feel like you are alone in a sinking ship? If you answered yes to any of th...
Help A Reporter Out - Started by CEO & Entrepenuer Peter Shankman on Facebook, what started out as a small idea became a big one. The concept of the email list is to ...
This is my DIGG site, where you can read my thoughts on World news. I haven't made it beyond the Valley, so far... OOky Booky goings on in the mountains where I live... h...
We get it, John Edwards. You're a liar and can't stop yourself because, tsk. yeech, you're a narcissist and anything else you can think of as a poor excuse. What, can't b...
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was royally dissed by Amanda Beard on the "Johnjay and Rich in the Morning" radio show. She told them he wasn't her type and when they impl...
Television news pretty much has become pure entertainment (and not all that entertaining either). That's a given. And television news is pretty much on the way out just l...
Obama has announced Senator Joe Biden to be his vice-presidential running mate. In the last 48 hours all of the talking heads had been predicting this choice. But does it...
In the news today is a 9-yr-old boy in New Haven, Connecticut who is so good that the league says he can't pitch in tha league anymore. He throws 40 mph and hasn't hit an...
I was happy to see in the paper today that Major League Baseball is going to use the instant replay to determine close calls regarding homeruns and boundaries. I think th...
The media is calling the coming together of ABC, NBC, and CBS an unprecedented event, but I prefer calling it an inspiring and motiviating event. Stand Up to Cancer will ...
The Facts: Sarah Louise Heath Palin, 44 years old, is the governor of Alaska and the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the 2008 United States presidential election....
Has the "news" media always been this sensational? It seems that our obsession with celebrity, fame and fortune has taken over everyday reporting. What ever happened to r...
Will a 4th judge on American Idol help or hinder what has always worked for the show, silly banter amongst the judges? ...
Will the once bustling coastal town of Galveston be able to recover after Hurricane Ike? ...
Possible Civil War ship washes ashore in Alabama following Hurricane Ike's havok. Archeologists said it could be the Monticello, a Civil War schooner that ran aground in ...
Hello, folks. My name is Liz, and I'm here to tell you a thing or two about what I think. I'm a 22-year-old gigging musician and freelance writer (I tend to avoid those 9...
It seems that surfing the net is not the only thing that us Brits do while we are online, because from research carried out for the telecom branch of the Carphone Warehou...
Here they go again . And by them I mean the Bush "Administration" and fellow travelers who put the rest of us in this horrible economic precipice due to their incompetenc...
Ok, here's the deal. We are a Hurricane Katrina Family. You can read my Hurricane Katrina Journal here. Be sure to subscribe if you want to read as it is posted here at P...
THAT'S JUST SAD. EMBARRASSING. IT WAS LITERALLY LIKE A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT STRUGGLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS HE/SHE HAS NO CLEU ABOUT. THIS NATION HAS SERIOS PROBLEMS...
While watching the news unfold yesterday and the stock market plunging, it got me thinking...actually it made me very nervous. I don't think that I even know anybody that...
To Laureland. Ever notice how the major story is the same on CNN, Fox News and the New York Times? And just how does their news coverage makes you feel? Let me guess: Anx...
I often read and wondered why sports franchise companies charge $ 50,000.00 in start up fees plus royalties to people like you and me to start sports camps for our kids. ...
Hometown News & Sports Top Blog competition: Have what it takes to be named Top Blog? We are wired and ready for you to submit your site right here, right now for our...
Last night I got the biggest dose of culture shock I've had in years: I watched American television. Living overseas for the past 15 years, I haven't had many chances to ...
DOG DIARY 8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing! 9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing! 9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing! 10:30 am - Got rubbed and pette...
I found a video from News9 Oklahama City that I am in. It follows a Oklahama local who is trying to get on the show Survivor. I hope he finally gets on after this video a...
Ok so most of us have feared something in our life. For me, it has been heights and clowns, the latter being for multiple reasons. The first reason because they are peopl...
Gerard read about Pilots-N-Paws in the November 27, 2008 USA TODAY. Men and women who are pilots give up their own time to fly dogs that are on death row to other places ...
Gerard read about Pilots-N-Paws in the November 27, 2008 USA TODAY. Men and women who are pilots give up their own time to fly dogs that are on death row to other places ...
Two events that occurred this week just sicken me. One was during the Browns game last Sunday when Derek Anderson, the quarterback got hurt. Fans actually cheered! This i...




















































