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February 6th, 2012
Written by Alonzo Weston in Latest News, Stereotypes & Labels with 0 Comments
Why is being a social and fiscal conservative synonymous with being a racist and a bigot?Archie Bunker was the archetype. He was the easily recognizable fiscally conservative blue-collar worker with a limited education and unlimited racist views. In the arena of sitcoms, this stereotype played for laughs. But in real life, it’s no laughing matter.Photos of Tea Party rallies show members carrying...
February 3rd, 2012
Written by Rita Cook in All About Family, Latest News with 0 Comments
Over the past four years, Anthony Mastracchio has hosted four exchange students; he says each has taught him about their culture, and in turn, he shares his Italian heritage with them.The first student, a 35-year-old man, came from South Korea, and spent a year with Mastracchio. Leaving his wife in South Korea, the student attended the university in Boston to obtain his MBA. Next was another...
February 2nd, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Amid the clamor on the Presidential campaign trail to repeal the HealthCare Bill passed by President Barack Obama, one has yet to hear what will be put in its place. Access to adequate health insurance coverage is still out of reach for many Americans — over 47 million. That number likely climbs daily with the persistent unemployment rate.Even before we entered the current recession, pockets of...
February 1st, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 3 Comments
When you hear that more than twenty million dollars were spent in negative advertising in the Florida Presidential Primary, it is little wonder that the average citizen thinks our election process has become a joke, a necessary evil. But is that perception and resignation doing us more harm than good?The body politic impacts our lives in all its aspects — from where our children go to school,...
January 31st, 2012
Written by Janice S. Ellis Ph.D. in Cause and Civility, Latest News with 0 Comments
Not voting in the 2012 presidential primary elections is tantamount to an act of cowardice. At a bare minimum, it can certainly be considered laziness. What is the difference between being a nonvoter in a democracy and a deserter in the military? They both represent dereliction of duty.Failing to vote is cowardice because it shows a lack of courage to take a stand, work, and vote for one party or...
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