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Health Care bill a “Max failure”

Senator Max Baucus, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, delivered his introduction to a new health care plan on Wednesday (September 16, 2009).

There wasn’t a single Republican standing beside him, even though the Senate bill was so heavily laced… Read the rest

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

Making a Case for Natural Gas

In our efforts to provide for the energy needs of a planet that may have 9 billion people living on it by 2050, balanced with our need to be good stewards of the earth’s environment, why aren’t we talking… Read the rest

ANWR Oil? One Alaskan's Opinion

Thirty-nine years ago I dragged the California woman I met in the San Francisco Bay Area to Alaska. We joined the adventurous and independent people who preceded us to one of the most fascinating places on earth, and we… Read the rest

America's Financial Future

Sunny Bal’s first post to JustOneOpinion.com elicited several insightful comments and questions, none better than those from Jon Waalkes. In particular, Jon asked, “I look forward to hearing your personal opinion on the way out of this recession –… Read the rest

A Sunny View of the Economy

With the economy crashing down around us, I recently felt the need for some good advice from someone who really understands what is happening and how to get through it all. I called my bridge-playing, bird-watching friend, Eric Swanson,… Read the rest

Introducing Fred Longcoor

I introduced Fred Longcoor to the world in my novel, Saylor’s Triangle. Comments from Fred’s unpublished Book on Life were used as relative points at the completion of each of the twenty-nine chapters in Saylor’s Triangle. His wit,… Read the rest

National Banks of America?

The concept of nationalizing any major industry, especially banks and energy companies, has always had a strong negative connotation in America. The political culture has always associated “nationalization” with “socialism,” and socialism, like “communism,” is an economic concept that… Read the rest

Our President's first speech

Words matter, whether they are spoken or sung, because they can change minds and open hearts.

There are good words that speak to truth, inspire us individually, and bring people together.  Words can make us think, make us… Read the rest

The late, great Republican Party

When I was a young man and trying to find my way through the pitfalls of growing up, a friend of the family noticed that I had a few friends who would clearly get me in trouble sooner than… Read the rest

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