Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Politics & Financial News

The Secret War Lives On The Secret War Lives On

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


Obama’s Promises Obama’s Promises

President Obama is in so many ways a welcome improvement over his predecessor, George... 


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... 


Health Care bill a “Max failure” Health Care bill a “Max failure”

Senator Max Baucus, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, delivered his introduction... 


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Culture & Religion

Pedaling to Shangri-La Pedaling to Shangri-La

“What would possess you to do such a thing?” This is a question Claire and I... 


“Same Same” (but different) “Same Same” (but different)

A knock off, a fake, a facsimile. Piracy in Vietnam floods the streets like monsoon... 


The New China The New China

After the tumultuous years of the opium wars and near the end of Great Britain’s... 


Good Christian Americans Good Christian Americans

If you thought that Bible-thumping, holy rollin’, Confederate flag waving,... 


Is Intelligent Design science? Is Intelligent Design science?

Few topics get my dander up more than the assertion that Intelligent Design (ID)... 


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Opinions & Reviews

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...]


My Santa Claus My Santa Claus

He Was My “Santa Claus” Somewhere deep inside of me There’s a special memory, Of my father dressed as Santa Standing by the Christmas tree. It was our custom Christmas Eve That Santa would appear; Our basement had both oats and grain To feed his nine reindeer. My father always dressed down there, I never checked it out; Mom told me... [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...]


We get emails We get emails

I was the surprised recipient of a few personal emails about my recent posting, “Confession: I am a hypocrite.” One comment that I made in that article was the focus of several of these reader responses. This is what I wrote: “I am not a churchgoer. My belief in any god ranges between a being a raging agnostic and an unconvinced atheist.” Here... [Read more of this article...]


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 Asia, please take a moment and click on one of the links in the sidebar and go check out their progress. Bob has also included several videos of the friendly people of China. For an even bigger treat, check out their “Shangri-la” photo... [Read more of this article...]


Confession: I am a hypocrite Confession: I am a hypocrite

I guess it’s time for me to come clean and admit that I am a hypocrite. Maybe I’m not the worst kind of hypocrite, but a hypocrite just the same. Let me give you some examples: I am not a churchgoer. My belief in any god ranges between a being a raging agnostic and an unconvinced atheist. But I say, “God bless you,” when someone... [Read more of this article...]


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