A new year brings new hope. And in this year it would be nice to see in Washington a new commitment to fiscal restraint and a resolve to bequeath a solvent government and robust economy to future generations.
To listen to many Republican lawmakers, a move in that direction is underway. In the final hours before it wrapped up on Dec. 21, the Senate approved a five-year, $40 billion deficit reduction package. The measure, set to pass the House of Representatives early this year, would cut (…)
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Corrupt Congress: Virtually all of the $40 Billion in spending cuts affect the Poor and Young
28 January 2006 par (Open-Publishing)
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Sense of failure: the scale of teenage self-harm
3 December 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
– Study shows one in five girls has wounded herself ’Must-have’ culture brings feelings of inadequacy
by Mark Honigsbaum
Far more British teenagers than previously thought are inflicting injuries on themselves because of feelings of failure and social inadequacy, according to research by mental health experts.
A survey published today by The Priory, which specialises in treating mental health problems and addictions, finds that as many as one in five girls between the ages of 15-17 has (…) -
As rural economies collapse, communities across America are being deserted
21 November 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
2 commentsPopulation 1: the town that’s been reclaimed by the prairie
As rural economies collapse, communities across America are being deserted, as Paul Harris discovers in Monowi, Nebraska
Sunday November 20, 2005 The Observer
The entire population of Monowi, Nebraska, is sitting in a bar. Her name is Elsie Eiler, 72.
Monowi, founded by Czech immigrants seeking a slice of the American dream, is on its last legs. Only Eiler is left, surrounded by the ruins of homes that once boasted families, (…) -
A Canadian Haven For Black U.S. Babies
17 October 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentA Canadian Haven For Black U.S. Babies Jane Armstrong October 01, 2005 The United States is exporting newborns by the hundreds and Canada is a preferred destination.
Most of the infants are African American or biracial; their birth mothers want them to be raised outside the United States and believe Canada is a land of little racial strife.
Although there are no officials figures, an estimated 500 African-American babies are adopted abroad each year. In the past 20 years, about 300 (…) -
Invitation to event - Planning and the Mayor’s London Food strategy
26 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
Dear friend I would like to invite you to a one day event looking at how plannning can help the Mayor’s London Food Strategy deliver better health, social inclusion and more sustainable communities. The event will be held at City Hall on 19th September 2005. It will: introduce the London Food Strategy and explain how the strategy will affect planners expore the practical links between planning, health, social inclusion and sustainable communities provide practical case studies (…)
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After year 12, Allegra may face nursing home
8 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentBy Adele Horin
Eleven years ago, Allegra Milne-Salter’s uplifting story featured in the Herald. As a six-year-old with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, she had been accepted into mainstream classes at Kelso Public School, near Bathurst, as part of a new policy of inclusion.
"She needs to be in the world, and the world needs her, too," her mother Sally said at the time.
Now in year 12 at Kelso High School, Allegra is 17 and, like all "life skills" students, will finish school next month. (…) -
The Tribal Mind
2 August 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
1 commentThe Tribal Mind
By David Dale
Australians are going through a period of anxiety and pessimism, eager to escape their lives but afraid to travel. So they are cocooning themselves in suburbia and retreating into fantasy. And now you know why Desperate Housewives has taken our land by storm.
When this column wondered last week why Channel Seven’s Monday night dramedy was more popular here than anywhere else in the world, we didn’t realise the answer was in the annual Ipsos Mackay report (…) -
Beyond Neverland: What to do AFTER we’ve deposed GWB Hook
29 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
4 commentsBy Jane Stillwater No, I’m not identifying with Peter Pan these days because America has become NeverNeverLand. I identify with Peter Pan because I’m just a little guy up against the Prince of Darkness. "Jane! Don’t you know that all your efforts aren’t doing any good? You are just one little person up against a 100-trillion-dollar mob. Give it up!" Never. I’ll just think happy thoughts, cover myself with pixie dust and keep dreaming of a better world. If accepting (…)
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Beyond Neverland: What to do AFTER we’ve deposed of GWB Hook
11 December 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
3 commentsBy Jane Stillwater No, I’m not identifying with Peter Pan these days because America has become NeverNeverLand. I identify with Peter Pan because I’m just a little guy up against the Prince of Darkness. "Jane! Don’t you know that all your efforts aren’t doing any good? You are just one little person up against a 100-trillion-dollar mob. Give it up!" Never. I’ll just think happy thoughts, cover myself with pixie dust and keep dreaming of a better world. If accepting (…)
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Of the Evil Empire
25 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
17 commentsBy Manuel Valenzuela
Let us for a few moments put aside our lavish lifestyles of fortuitous endowment and providence that have made us blind to the realities of billions of our fellow humans. Let us ignore our plasma televisions, our DVDs, our two-story cookie cutter homes and gas-guzzling SUVs. Let us promise to not open our overstocked pantries and refrigerators, or to go out and eat at one of many corporate controlled franchise restaurants offering vast assortments of gargantuan meals. (…)