Op-Ed Archive
The new president of the prestigious and mighty Heritage Foundation, former United States Senator Jim DeMint, has ushered in a new era for the conservative think tank that may ultimately render it toothless. Founded in 1973 by Paul Weyrich, Edwin Feulner, …
Former President George W. Bush is learning just how small of a world it is after having to cancel his latest European trip to prevent arrest. Human rights organizations, including the Center for Constitutional Rights, have filed suit against the former …
Like most men my age, I am a huge fan of the shows “Entourage” and “Mad Men.” And like most men my age, I have a job I wish was as awesome as either of these shows. Two of my …
Matt recently spoke about his experience in “Falling in Love with Social Work”. In it he describes feeling more complete, like someone who has found the puzzle they belong to. It was inspiring hearing so many who felt the same …
It’s spring. The skin is out and likely we’ll start hearing those bad old street harassment comments: “Nice legs baby.”… etc. It’s a big old reminder of how crass and disrespectful we are to one another, and how unaware of …
Debra Beattie Writers: “Suffolk County, NY projects that it will be 530 million over budget over the next three years. Executive Steve Bellone has declared a fiscal emergency and has cut every department’s funding by ten percent. While the new …
NYS Senator Malcolm Smith wanted to be Mayor of New York City. It is an honorable title, and a much sought after position as the head one of the most powerful cities on the planet. So much so that Mr. …
Something I have never been good at is starting conversations with, or speaking to strangers, oddly something you would think as a researcher, social worker and a blogger that I wouldn’t have difficulty with, but oh do I have this …
Whether they are typed or spoken, we all use thousands of words every day. When put together these words make sentences that can be everything from informative to down right confusing, and often times we don’t think before we say …
The following was first published at http:www.milehighthoughts.wordpress.com and has been submitted by the author, Nick Bente. When I became a freshman in college I, like many, many, many others, joined Facebook. At first it was a great way to keep …
