Month: December 2008

New York’s New World

The topic below was originally posted on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal. For my home state, Governor David Paterson’s budget is a window into the future. Simply put, we are witnessing what happens when New York...

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Biden Gets His Own Portfolio

Vice-president Joe Biden will have something to do besides twiddle his thumbs. WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama unveiled a new task force on Sunday charged with helping struggling working...

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A Look at the Wilderness

Economically, 2009 is shaping up to be more like the year 1933 than any other. Hopefully, we won’t be facing the same degree of hardship that our parents and grandparents faced back then, but the situation is dire enough...

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Religious Belief Astounds Me…

Tonite is the first night of Chanukah and here in our half-Jewish descent, half-Christian descent and all-Atheist household we are getting ready to have a daughter and grandsons over for first night dinner. It’s...

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