Climate Change is happening rapidly. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)has announced national limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon emissions in the Untied States. Even though a majority of the Americans in our country today want our government to take forceful steps to combat climate change, Congress does not seem …
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Punishing the Pensioner
What kind of people have we become in this country? Every time I open a newspaper or a magazine I read about graft, theft, fraud and greed. Today I found myself enraged when I read that an American soldier, Capt. Elder Saintjuste who had fought in that worthless war in Iraq, after serving three tours …
Finally, A Brilliant Explanation of Obama’s Middle East Policy (Source: Aubrey Bailey, Fleet)
Finally, A Brilliant Explanation of Obama’s Middle East Policy (Source: Aubrey Bailey, Fleet) U.S. Middle East Policy Is Clear As Mud Are you confused by what is going on in the Middle East? Let me explain. We support the Iraqi government in its fight against the Islamic State. We don’t like the Islamic State, but the Islamic …
Knock out the heavy weight
On a recent trip to Costco uptown on 116th Street, I noticed that almost all the children were overweight and most of the adult customers as well. The average weight of the American child has been climbing since the 1980s. Now 1 in 3 kids are obese or overweight. Projecting this observation, in about 10 …
Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust!
After 9/11, it appeared that most of the terrorists who had attacked and destroyed the World Trade Center turned out to be from Saudi Arabia. I didn’t hear any outcry at that time from Muslims all over the world or even in America or New York City for that matter. If the Muslim world would …
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Death and Destruction of Manhattan
New York City is in the process of becoming the worlds ugliest city. It is my understanding that it is Mr.Bloomberg our former mayor who gave out permits, left, right and center for anyone to build the highest,ugliest buildings ever seen by man, to be built helter skelter in Manhattan. Apparently no one in this city’s …
Please note: Your power is in your vote
Sunday, September 21st, thousands of people, men, women, boys, girls, gays, straights and celebrities all hit the streets to raise awareness of the imperative need to change our attitudes, habits, and actions regarding climate change. My dear people, the biggest change you can make right now is to go to the polls and vote. Your vote is all …
Improving quality of life in Manhattan
I have counted literally hundreds of balconies just between 57th and 86th street on Manhattan’s east side.There are any number of residential buildings with terraces and balconies totally devoid of greenery. I don’t understand why anyone would pay for a terrace that they never use, that they never put a plant on, that they never seem …
The rape of America by the Supreme Court
This supreme court in its wisdom now has decided that American women have no rights regarding their most personal selves. Men may receive Viagra under their insurance claims. Men may rape women and then claim impotence as in the recent case of the college girl, a seventeen year old f Freshman at Hobart and William …
Cast shadow and fear
I really think that it behooves all of us to object to this crazy new skyline in Manhattan.. Not only are these buildings ill-conceived so as to make the City a world more cavernous than it already is..but this is not even mixed usage. After some hour like, 5 PM the streets will become empty dark …