As readers here have no doubt noticed I have been MIA here for some time now. I do spend what free time I can posting links to my Twitter Feed, however, I just don’t have much time to write here. I wanted to chime in today though and share this email just received from Senator John Kerry on the special election here in Massachusetts on Tuesday January 19. The polls are perilously close here and Massachusetts voters simply can...
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Stories We Wish We Didn’t Have to Write–But Will
It’s a new year, and we’ve been trying to find new topics for our columns. In reviewing the columns over the past few years, we wrote against racism and animal cruelty. But, there’s still racism and animal cruelty, so we’ll still have to speak out on these critical social issues. We wrote about tolerance and the acceptance of all races and religions. But, a large number of Americans apparently didn’t get the message, so we’ll have to try harder...
Tea Baggers and ‘populist anger’
I wish the media would quit saying “populist anger” is fueling the Tea Bagger movement. It’s giving the real Populists a bad name. The Tea Baggers are on the side of millionaires. The Populists of the 1890s weren’t. I teach history, but I used to be a reporter. Good reporters dig deep when they write stories. They even read history books. Granted, there are some similarities between Tea Baggers and Populists. Tea Baggers are anti-government. So were Populists. Most Tea Baggers...
Save Money With A Financial Fast
With the economy still in miserable mode, I thought this was a great way to save money: A Financial Fast. Part of the fast is lay off using plastic, and the reasoning is very sound: Curtailing your consumption is just one part of the fast. The second part is eliminating the use of plastic, both credit and debit. There’s a real danger in relying on credit even if you pay off your bill every month. Paying with plastic just...
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