US is Hard Country for Old People

Future Inequity

New Orleans       In the United States, there’s been a retirement crisis in front of our noses for a long time.  The country depends on immigrant, often undocumented workers for farm labor, child care, healthcare, and throughout the service and manufacturing economy.  Though they pay taxes and underpin the Social Security system for other elderly, …

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Bullying

Future Social Media Wade's World

             Pearl River      Maybe I’m wrong, but the recognition that bullying in school is a real issue has become a central focus for parents and educators now and that wasn’t the case when I was coming up.  Then it was “boys will be boys,” and advice that all bullies would back down, if you hit …

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What Does It Mean If Our Base is the Battleground?

Democracy Elections Future Politics

            Puerto Escondido       Now this is interesting to sports fans, fellow travelers, radio listeners, and hardcore aficionados.  What if our constituency is the battleground for the 2024 presidential election?  I don’t mean our states, that’s a different animal, but our herd, and how they turn and run in those states and other states around the …

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