Thursday, March 18, 2010

Notes on the News

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... 


The Secret War Lives On The Secret War Lives On

Flowers of opening cluster bombs grayed the blue skies of north central Laos, raining... 


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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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.... 


We get emails We get emails

I was the surprised recipient of a few personal emails about my recent posting, “Confession:... 


Shangri-la exists! Shangri-la exists!

If you haven’t yet checked in on Bob and Claire Rogers and their trip across China and southeast... 


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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...]


Our “New Bohemians” are <del>heading</del> home Our “New Bohemians” are heading home

Bob and Claire Rogers are on their way home from their extended and very exciting trip to China and most of Southeast Asia. They’ll be traveling back to Tucson on Christmas Day. Be sure to check their website for their personal holiday greeting video. They’ll share some of their experiences that they’ve had along the way along with... [Read more of this article...]


Christmastime in New York City Christmastime in New York City

The Big Apple - Above and Below the Shoulders We all know about New York City. It’s in front of us in the media every day. It’s a part of commercials, morning shows, nightly news, entertainment stars, sports stars, magazine ads, and sadly, 9/11. We know New York as the center of everything… it’s the so-called “Greatest City in... [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 95 Jack LaLanne turns 95

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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