Television, radio, cell phones, wireless microphones and the U.S. Government: what do these things have in common? All are regulated by a money-wrapped iron fist called the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC rules the airwaves, selling and changing frequency block regulations to suit its own needs. Power and lots of money are all cloaked in […]
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I have always been good at spotting trends. Growing up with crazy parents, I learned to recognize the warning signs when either of them was about to engage in irrational behavior. It was a survival skill. That skill carried over into the rest of my life. For example, back in the late Eighties and early
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Based on Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday dominance, it seems likely that the remainder of the GOP nomination process won’t be a battle between Trump and either Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, it will be a war between Trump and the Washington, D.C. / Wall Street establishment that will attempt to bring Trump down in any
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Sister Mary Theresa was an imposing figure of a woman. She would have been even without the penguin suit. Although I couldn’t imagine her without it. She was a giant to me, the shortest kid in class. But, in fairness, she was taller than Father Michael as well and stout enough to fill up most
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British comedies (Britcoms) have been a part of my life now for around thirty years. Not only are most of them insanely funny, but they offered me something akin to the volumes of books I was reading in my teen years, a look into worlds populated by people who seemed similar to me but who
It pains me to have to write this. I don’t wish to be a part of the divisiveness that’s rampant in the Democratic party as we head to Super Tuesday. But the time has come to tell my 2008 Colorado caucus story. Before I do, I’d like to say that I voted for Bill Clinton, twice.
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