Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Notes on the News

Does Health Reform make sense? Does Health Reform make sense?

The 2010 Health Care Reform Law Does it Make Sense for America? Before passage... 


A letter to the President A letter to the President

Dear President Obama, I voted for you in November, 2008. I don’t apologize for... 


Beware: Bank Credit Cards – 2 Beware: Bank Credit Cards – 2

In a reply to my earlier post, reader Hal Osterbann writes: “Your article appears... 


Beware: Bank Credit Cards Beware: Bank Credit Cards

If you have credit cards or other consumer loans at the same bank that you also have... 


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Blog

The Kindness of Strangers The Kindness of Strangers

Who says the world isn’t a friendly place? Having lived in thirteen countries on five continents,... 


Robert Culp, R.I.P. Robert Culp, R.I.P.

Actor Robert Culp died of a heart attack outside his home in Los Angeles last Wednesday. Culp... 


Mr. Phillips’ Warning – Redux Mr. Phillips’ Warning – Redux

Last September I wrote an article about my high school Journalism teacher, Mr. Robert Phillips.... 


Why we’ve been so quiet Why we’ve been so quiet

We’re not in jail and we’re not hiding out from the IRS. We haven’t joined Al-Qaeda.... 


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Opinions & Reviews

From the Halls of Montezuma . . . From the Halls of Montezuma . . .

In the Marine Hymn, the phrase “From the Halls of Montezuma…” refers to the Battle of Chapultepec, a fierce engagement between Mexican and American armies during the Mexican-American War in 1847. When that battle ended, the United States had won a decisive military victory over General Santa Anna’s Mexican army that was holding... [Read more of this article...]


Iceland – A magical place Iceland – A magical place

Are you ready to live through winter-like conditions next summer? Then you might want to watch a tiny island country for the foreseeable future. It’s Iceland, a special place for many reasons, and well worth your time getting to know it better. Why should you be concerned with a small volcano on a tiny island nation so far away? Because sometime... [Read more of this article...]


Diabetes Cure Discovered! Diabetes Cure Discovered!

Fact: A cure has been found for Type 2 Diabetes and it’s available now to every American. It’s also very inexpensive. The problem is that very few people will take advantage of The Cure in spite of the fact that it has been known for decades, requires no direct intervention by a doctor, no insulin pumps or blood sugar tests. The Cure would... [Read more of this article...]


Chi Newman’s Kitchen Talk Chi Newman’s Kitchen Talk

Editor’s Note: Chi Newman is a frequent contributor to Just One Opinion. She is our expert on all things Asian, especially Chinese food and culture, because she was born and raised there. Chi wrote this article for her own website at Chi-Newman.com and offered to let us publish it here. I bet you’ll have a craving for Chinese food that... [Read more of this article...]


Republican Party: Conservative or Corporate? Republican Party: Conservative or Corporate?

Quite by accident, I happened to catch the tail end of a documentary about the Tom DeLay political scandals from 2005 on one of the local cable channels. I figured the movie was probably being shown now because of DeLay’s appearance on the finale of “Dancing with the Stars.” He was a contestant on the program for several weeks, but... [Read more of this article...]


Bob and Claire sample Chinese health care Bob and Claire sample Chinese health care

Bob and Claire Rogers had a little accident yesterday and had to spend a few hours in a local hospital. I’ll let you take a jaunt over to their site to read their story for yourself, but their account of the incident is quite an eye opener for those of us who might have any questions about the humanity, hospitality, or professionalism of our... [Read more of this article...]


Jack LaLanne turns <del>95</del> 96! Jack LaLanne turns 95 96!

I guess I must have been about eight years old, watching this muscle man doing exercises on TV. Push ups, sit ups, running in place, and jumping jacks -- all exercises that I would be doing a few years later during physical education classes in junior and senior high school. He seemed to be able to do them forever, never running out of breath, never... [Read more of this article...]


What We Know About the Bible that Ain’t So –  3 What We Know About the Bible that Ain’t So – 3

This is the third and last post related to what is known by most Christians about the Bible that ain’t so. While much of this information is reported in Bart Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus, the following facts have been well known to well-informed, objective Bible scholars for almost two hundred years: We do not have the original writings of the New... [Read more of this article...]


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