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One would think “fade to black” would be the epithet for the last 6 days of coverage of Michael Jackson’s life and death (1958 - 2009). I haven’t seen so many pictures of Michael’s early career on display complete with Afro and brown skin since…he looked like that. [...]
This week, the House passed an historic clean energy bill. Not only is this a sign that we can exhale, but maybe inhale cleaner air as well. The bill creates a national limit on greenhouse gasses and requires the “polluters” (that’s what the President calls them) to pay for it by buying credits. [...]
Some people will say the debut of The Beatles on the “Ed Sullivan Show” was broadcast TV’s greatest moment. For me, it was this….
Michael Jackson , the lead singer for the 1970s brothers pop group The Jackson 5, and the solo “King of Pop,” died this afternoon in Los Angeles. He had [...]
HEALTH CARE WATCH by the Numbers with Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com
As I lamented yesterday, health care is one of those areas where both popular opinion and sound public policy seem to take a backseat to protecting those stakeholders who benefit from the status quo.
Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, the numbers cruncher whose stats predicted the [...]
Barack Obama and I share a key identity in common -being shaped by the absence of our fathers. Though his father’s absence was more literal than mine, I still mull over which has the deepest impact: physical absence or emotional absence. I remember Joan Baez saying, the worst kind of loneliness is [...]
This weekly, the President uses his weekly address to outline the role of the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
LUNCH AND DINNER WITH PAULA
When Paula suggested going to Legal Sea Foods on the wharf, I didn’t expect that we’d actually meet up for lunch in Boston. Legal is another Massachusetts institution like Dunkin Donuts, Herrell’s Ice Cream and Samuel Adams beer.
I had two cravings while in Boston: clam chowder and [...]
Two weeks ago I was in Boston, MA not quite by choice, but by my sister’s persuasive and persistent argument that it was time I took a break from 24/7 work. She was in the city on business. In other words, the price was right for everyone to get out of town including [...]
Correction: June 21 is Father’s Day! . Earlier, I posted June 14 - But I still dig the video.
The holiday was started in Spokane, Washington, June 19, 1910. Sonora Smart wanted to celebrate the single parent who was her father after hearing a Mother’s Day sermon in chruch. William Jackson Smart [...]
Health Care Reform Watch
I’m hoping to make today’s Health Care Can’t Wait Kick-Off Summit . This is basically a gathering for volunteers to get the latest information about health care reform, the process, and finally brainstorm grassroot strategies to support the President’s plan.
The President’s Weekly address highlights health care costs and meeting the challenges [...]
