This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Thieves Stealing Valuable Car Parts

"Seguin police said thieves sawed off 9 catalytic converters from trucks at Wyatt Arp dealership and stole another 6 from Seguin Chevrolet. Investigators said the crooks are cashing in on the precious metals inside."The platinum, palladium and rhodium is coated on the outside...

Bronx NY: Sweeper Sucks Up Dog

Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper.  Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...

Progressive Pragmatism -- A Conversation With The Left

"Tonight in the United States, the wealthiest nation on earth, one in five children will go to bed hungry. If this sounds depressing, preachy, or moralistic that's because it is. The United States today exhibits...

Christmas Storm Roaring to Life

"A developing Gulf storm will bring bouts of heavy rain to eastern Texas, southern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle Sunday. New Orleans could easily experience more...

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