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Archive: January 2008
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Published: January 2008
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Art & Culture
 Kathi Ember, Children’s Book Illustrator
by Chuck Brown
2 Comments There’s still room for the artist. In fact, I know some that had switched to computer several years ago and then gone back to traditional because they missed it.
Big Box Issues
The Hidden Cost of Feeding A Giant
by Darree Sicher Although some may thrill at their $9.68 per hour wage, Wal-mart pays far less than other big box stores (Costco pays an average of $16.00). Unionizing is strictly forbidden and associates are promptly fired for even discussing the vile concept.
Health Care: News & Notes
Are You Prepared for the Next Pandemic?
by Louise Grim A pandemic is a worldwide outbreak of an infectious disease, for which no one has immunity and which causes serious illness and is very contagious.
Dylan’s Update
by Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz Even with private health insurance, costs mount.
Santoni Supports Single-Payer
by Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz Single-payer health care reform gains momentum.
Poetry
Second Growth
by Jack Romig CS2 favorite Jack Romig returns with another song
ODE TO MUAMMAR QADDAFI
by Jack Lindeman O weasel man,
as can slip past the electronic eye.
Political Rhetoric
Quotes For A New Year
by CommonSense2 Editor Quotes To Ponder
Politics: General
The Corporate Takeover of America
by Ron Stouffer
3 Comments When corporations own government, democracy disappears.
Linda Kenepaske: Immigration Lawyer
by Chuck Brown
1 Comment Well I think a lot of people have a concern about their American culture being overly influenced by people seeking status. Is that racist?
A Citizen’s State of the Union
by Anonymous Now we are all paying for many people’s mistakes in the voting booths in 2000 and 2004.
Politics: Local
Shame On You Kutztown Dems
by Chuck Brown In 2004 George Bush came to visit Kutztown as part of his campaign against John Kerry and John Edwards to be reelected. At that time CS2’s first Unsung Hero Linda Wood was struggling to fan opposition to this visit and organize her fledgling Kutztown Area Democratic Club. I remember her outrage at two things: 1) […]
We’ve Been Here Before
by Bob Johns Rome drove its homelands farmer and local small business under, as they greedily plundered lands outside so as to enrich the already rich.Their end followed soon after.
Relationships
On Marriage: A Caution to Its Enthusiastic Proponents
by M.G. Piety
2 Comments If marriage is holy, well then, by God, everyone ought to have to endure it!
Travel
Milan In October
by Jack Lindeman This macho acrobat behind the wheel was actually trembling beneath the fiery gaze of the towering gorgon who was singeing Milan’s polluted air with a fusillade of Italiano expletives.
This Issue & Site News
Everything CS2 site related: article info, site developments, coming attractions. CommonSense2 - Jan. 2008We endeavor to present to the public the progressive point of view that is largely ignored by the mainstream media. 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 Union Leaders- Impediments to Health Care Reform?You'd think unions would be in the forefront of health care reform, but are they? In Each Moment - Living With Autism
Leslie Welch inspires us with her courage and resilience as she faces life as the mother of an autistic child. "Western Thinking" vs. BioMedics/Alternative MedicineWe all need to WAKE UP! 2-3 generations of our families are at great risk until we find out what is going on and get our heads out of the sand. If the rate of autism has gone from 1 in 10,000 (.01%) to 2.4% in 40 years what will it be in the next 40? The Keystone Scorecard
Sylvia Baylor chronicles the absurdities of Harrisburg and our State Legislature. Occasionally The Keystone Scorecard will feature guest authors. HAPPY 325TH ANNIVERSERY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2 CommentsBut for all its noble origins, Pennsylvania has had from time to time lapses in good government. Like the present. But even this too will pass. 2008 Deja or Vu ? One of last month's Coming Attractions was speculation that House activity would come to a screeching halt because of the impact that the bonus-gate scandal was likely to have on House leadership.
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. An Experiment in Personal and Global Social ChangeEnlightenment, they say, which we re all moving towards, consciously or otherwise, is simply a shift in the neurological brain function, which results in a change in the way that we perceive ourselves in relation to each other and the world. The Dark Visions of Sheldon Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan explores and brings a world into focus that is unseen to most of us 4 Cents On The $1 Knucklehead!Considering the present state of America's debt, national and private, what will their real value be when they are cashed out? Yes, they'll still be in dollars, but what will the dollar be worth in 2012, 2025, etc.? USA, THE NATION OF ADDICTSTo think that I'd rather live in a world where flesh eating zombies exist, instead of 300,000,000 American's who think keeping their mouth shut and sitting at home watching some sporting event or some latest insane reality TV show is the way to exist! Which is more terrifying????? That Woman!!
Dorothy Reilly - You may love her, you may hate her, but you’ll never be confused about where That Woman!! stands. I ResignNational, state, local politics...doesn't matter...they all suck.
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