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Does Health Reform make sense?

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

Before passage of the Health Care Reform Law, most Americans would have agreed that our health care system was flawed, citing… Read the rest

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… Read the rest

The Kindness of Strangers

Who says the world isn’t a friendly place? Having lived in thirteen countries on five continents, we met kind and wonderful people everywhere. You don’t even need to speak the same language to become good friends.

When we were… Read the rest

Robert Culp, R.I.P.

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

Culp was best known for co-starring with Bill Cosby in… Read the rest

A letter to the President

Dear President Obama,

I voted for you in November, 2008. I don’t apologize for being a big fan of your style, intelligence, and your dedication to being a good President. A lot of people, including some in my own… Read the rest

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

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Mr. Phillips’ Warning

I can still clearly remember sitting in my high school Journalism class on Wednesday, November 9, 1960 — the day after the presidential election. Everyone in the classroom couldn’t stop talking about the exciting election results that we had… Read the rest

Is Intelligent Design science?

Few topics get my dander up more than the assertion that Intelligent Design (ID) should be taught in the public schools as a scientific theory. There is too much evidence to indicate that ID is not science, although Gregory… Read the rest

Gorebal Warming? A Skeptics Opinion

Global warming may be real, but I don’t believe it’s man-made – and this article really isn’t about Al Gore. 

It’s about the doubt I’ve always had about so-called man-made global warming. I admit that I didn’t particularly like Al… Read the rest

Michael Jackson: A Conflicted Man-Child?

Michael Joseph Jackson, “King of Pop” and rock music icon for nearly forty years, suffered cardiac arrest and died Thursday June 25, 2009, at the age of 50.

Michael Jackson died because his heart unexpectedly stopped working, and… Read the rest

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