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Ranger Rick: Jimmy Dean and the IOUs to your Mom
I was listening to an oldies station the other day and came across this gem from Jimmy Dean. You probably know him as the sausage maker, but he was a…
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Monday Moanin’: God’s love In the time of bathroom bills
by Jennifer Bailey, Sojourners As a clergywoman, I find myself most troubled by the fact the sponsors of these laws often do so in the name of protecting Christianity. Is…
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The Muck Starts Here: Observations, and more complaints
by Barry Hastings It's clearly a major problem. Our already filthy-rich drug-making corporations ("Medicine is what they do"), are very deeply involved in the tsunami of opiates/opioids (as you will),…
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Army Bob: We ignore news about North Korea at our peril
by Robert M. Traxler CNN online, hardly a right wing news outlet, announced Saturday that the Peoples’ Republic of Korea (North Korea) fired a BM-25 Taepodong X intermediate range missile…
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Democracy Tree: Legislator wants to end cruel child punishment
“Seclusion in schools is a dangerous and unregulated practice that puts children at risk of harm.” — Mark McWilliams, Director of Information, Referral and Education Services at Michigan Protection & Advocacy…
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Yes It Is, It’s True: Let’s not let politicians pick their districts
Today our story is about redistricting. It is not that long ago and not that far away. The year was 2002 and elections were planned for August and November for…
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Army Bob: $15 minimum wage for the oppressed proletariat
Those of us who have lived a bit of history remember the days when folks with better than average credit were paying 15% interest on home loans. A time when…
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Basura: Gambling’s lure — thrill of uncertainty releases dopamine
“Something tells me it’s all happenin’ at the zoo I do believe it. I do believe it’s true.” — Simon & Garfunkel My wife and I go to a casino…
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Ranger Rick: Renegade Republicans are looking out for you
There are anomalies in the economy throughout history, both low (recession and more drastic; depression) and high (bubbles, inflation). Recession usually happen when economic activity slows and no demand for…
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Monday Moanin’: Testing -1-2-3. More testing? Or no more testing?
From the blog of Mister Journalism: Reading, Sharing, Discussing, Learning By Jeff Salisbury https://misterjournalism.wordpress.com/ Three of my four grandchildren are high school-age – 9th, 10th and 11th graders – and…