June 2012
June 30th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in Latest News, Travels' Tapestry with 0 Comments
Bordered by Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine to the east and Russia and the Baltic Sea to the north, Poland is a trip that folks enjoy because it offers not only small villages dotting the country’s landscape but also big cities like Warsaw or my favourite, Krakow.While travelers certainly experience a few of the small towns and...
June 29th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Latest News, Publisher's Note with 0 Comments
The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare policy passed by the Obama administration more than two years ago, has declared a historic piece of legislation constitutional and will finally make it possible for most Americans, whether white, black, brown, or yellow to have access to healthcare.In addition to making healthcare services accessible and affordable for those...
June 28th, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Although their diet changed over the years, one staple on any Polish American menu is that of Beetroot soup. Even if you aren’t a fan of beets, the Poles know how to make the beet a tasty ingredient in the Polish Beetroot soup.Other Polish “musts” on the menu includes meat, such as Polish sausages, especially kielbasa, a garlic-flavored pork sausage, which according to the website www....
June 27th, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in Cause and Civility, Focus on Health, Latest News with 0 Comments
The Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare policy passed by the Obama administration, will have an impact positively or negatively on all Americans, whether you are white, black, brown, or yellow. Obama Care, as the policy is labeled, seeks to significantly increase the number of Americans who have healthcare coverage.Isn’t that a positive, a good thing? If not, why not?...
June 26th, 2012
Written by Wendy Innes in Feature Stories, Latest News with 0 Comments
There is perhaps no more vilified group of people than Irish Travellers, and the closely related Romani Gypsies. In fact, the two are often lumped together and simply called Gypsies. Since the creation of the so-called reality show, "My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding" and repeated negative reports on cable news- commentary programs, the public is left with an image of those who dress their daughters...