Tag: poverty
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June 20, 2007 06:25 PM EDT --
This week the newly “Independent” Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, unveiled the key initiative of his Center for Economic Opportunity. It is called “Opportunity NYC” . . . more
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October 09, 2007 05:52 PM EDT --
My son turned 19 yesterday and as I pondered his life I was filled with pride at the realization that he has become very interested and concerned with the human condition. But as with youth throughout . . . more
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September 04, 2008 02:04 PM EDT --
Republicans have been very busy lately. Busy rewriting history that is. If an alien just showed up Wednesday night and watched the goings on at the Republican convention, they would have to conclude . . . more
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September 18, 2007 03:23 PM EDT --
There is a proposed moratorium on fast food eateries as a way to cut down obesity rates in South Los Angles. But this idea has its taxpayers asking:
Is this really the right way for the government . . . more
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September 06, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
How many times have you been watching the evening news about some corporation laying off hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of workers? Usually the reporter goes on about what the corporation . . . more
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October 04, 2007 07:33 PM EDT --
One of the most common responses I’ve seen from Republicans any time a Democrat calls for government action is that it amounts to socialism. And there is no mystery as to why they do this. The word . . . more
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August 20, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
I doubt many Americans are unaware of the New Testament story where Jesus tells a rich man that it would be easier to pass a camel through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom . . . more
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April 09, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
I swore I was finished writing about how bad a president I think Hillary Clinton would make. But the recent onslaught of mis-statements, made up stories and out and out lies could not be ignored. Between . . . more
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August 09, 2007 02:21 PM EDT --
Steve Skvara’s emotional plea for an answer to “what’s wrong with America, and what are you going to do about it?” was observed by an estimated one million people and since then . . . more
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August 20, 2007 09:14 PM EDT --
With every speech President Bush makes, every news conference where he reports good economic news or progress in Iraq, there are 3 or 4 reports, statements, or studies contradicting his claims. Vice President . . . more
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August 30, 2007 01:24 PM EDT --
Many throughout history have contemplated new and different ideas about governance and economic systems. Early Greeks experimented with democracy, but it failed to stand up to tyranny. Most societies that . . . more
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September 17, 2007 06:05 PM EDT --
During my 7 and a half months here at Gather as a political correspondent I’ve come to realize that many Republicans tend to think they have some kind of inside track on what Democrats REALLY think. . . . more
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October 15, 2007 06:25 PM EDT --
“We’re not attacking the boy; it’s his parents we want to destroy.” That was the most common response I’ve heard from Folks on the Right who have been disseminating the out . . . more
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November 12, 2007 01:35 PM EST --
In the 1980’s under Ronald Reagan, the first Republican majority in congress in a very long time passed huge tax cuts and told us that there would be a trickle down effect that would boost the . . . more
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December 31, 2007 02:03 PM EST --
It nearly flew under the radar as she was being interviewed by her old friend George Snufulupugus on his Sunday Talk show This Week on ABC. And no, that wasn't a typo; I just like to call him that. . . . more
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January 07, 2008 04:32 PM EST --
Anyone familiar with my articles here at Gather knows that I am an ardent advocate for a fairer share of the pie for those upon whose backs this great country was built, its workers. And I have to be . . . more
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September 19, 2007 06:46 PM EDT --
This last week presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY) announced her health care plan for America. Clinton said this new plan reflects the lessons learned back when she headed up her husbands . . . more
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August 18, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
Let me see, even at 4 bucks a gallon I spend $250 a month for gasoline. My electricity and natural gas bill averages around $200 a month. Our average health care cost including insurance, deductibles . . . more
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May 01, 2008 01:22 PM EDT --
You hear a lot about politicians showing genuine emotion. Well, on Tuesday I saw more raw genuine emotion in a politician than at any time in my near half century on this planet. Barack Obama's news . . . more
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May 08, 2008 01:04 PM EDT --
On Wednesday the AARP's Divided We Fail program launched a series of meetings open to the public in Spokane Washington with more meetings scheduled throughout the state focusing on health care. The . . . more
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