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December 2007 CommonSense2CommonSense2 wishes everyone a Happy Holiday and presents to you our Fourth Issue. We hope you enjoy!
Editorials
Opinions, rants, confessions and predictions appear in this monthly commentary.
Activism Part 3: The Path To The Voter
2 CommentsYou can't talk about the horrors of Iraq as if you were discussing the mating habits of whales. Don't talk about the millions of uninsured as if you were reporting the results of the latest Pillsbury bake-off. Show us your heart. Make a connection.
Unsung Heroes
People who work tirelessly for progressive change in our community and state
Walmart vs. Unsung Hero - No Contest!!!I think a positive thing is growing up in a very liberal family in a conservative area. You either decide to ostracize yourself and be lonely or you decide to recognize the value in each person's opinion.
To Your Health
Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz have been waging battles in the health care wars for 15 years. Check back every month for views, opinions and information vital to you and To Your Health
Has the Grinch Stolen Children's Health Care?Is the SCHIP debate a wily shell game to take our eyes off real health care reform?
The Keystone Scorecard
Sylvia Baylor chronicles the absurdities of Harrisburg and our State Legislature. Occasionally The Keystone Scorecard will feature guest authors.
My Fair LadyLIFE MIGHT IMITATE ART IN THE REGULAR WORLD -
BUT IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE IT IMITATES "MY FAIR LADY"
The Road Less Traveled
I’ve known Kathleen Welch for 35 years. I’ve learned to respect and admire her resilience and her refusal to buckle under to conventional wisdom. As you get to know her through these columns I’m sure you’ll feel the same.
Putting The "Fun" Into Fundamentalism
2 Comments"Hearing this, Rick informed me in no uncertain terms that I had been married to a fundamentalist vegetarian ... It takes all kinds to make up a world, I guess, and that s OK. As long as only one kind isn t running it."
The Dark Visions of Sheldon Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan explores and brings a world into focus that is unseen to most of us
THE GREAT MEXICAN CHOCOLATE BARMilton has to be looking down in disgust, especially since the company's motto is "The Great American Chocolate Bar".
IF ONLY THEY ALL WERE TURKEYS!Who knows, maybe if our troops would dress up in turkey outfits, they could possibly be pardoned and come home for the holidays and be with their families instead of serving time in this perpetual "prison" war.
THE LAST SUPPER?Yes, the suits keep the bubbles blowing and most Americans get caught up in those bubbles and some probably made some nice cash, but that's how Ponzi scheme's work. The only problem is, what will our world be like when the Bull is consumed by the Bear?
That Woman!!
Dorothy Reilly - You may love her, you may hate her, but you’ll never be confused about where That Woman!! stands.