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Archive: June 2009
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Published: June 2009
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Book Reviews
 Netherland: 1st Obama Book Club Selection
by Kevin McCloskey Barack Obama is reading Netherland. I liked the the idea of reading the same book as the president, it was as if I’d joined Obama’s book club.
Dirt: A Novella
Dirt: a Novella
by Barry Greenawalt The conclusion of Barry Greenawalt’s novella Dirt.
Essays
Enter at your Own Risk (in theory)
by Lynn M. Petrovich
2 Comments When I first opened the doors, it was like a rush, a power trip. I was invading, damn it; and it felt great. Somebody take a picture!
Dear Oprah
by Lynn M. Petrovich How does one go about telling a story when there isn’t one? Is it OK to make things up?
With Love, from E. E. Cummings
by James Patrick
1 Comment How I learned that Romance isn’t Easy
THOUGHTS FROM AN UNQUIET MIND
by Jack Lindeman The need for emotional involvement can burn like a fever. It can become like a sickness when not fulfilled.
Health Care: News & Notes
Take Away Congress’s Coverage, We’ll Get Single Payer
by Dorothy Reilly Oh boy are we getting screwed! SINGLE PAYER NOW!!!!!
Poetry
TODAY AGAIN
by Jack Lindeman The personal is political - and it’s also economic.
Lost in the Woods
by Jack Romig A new poem by the poetry editor of CommonSense 2.
Politics: General
Necessary Evil
by Stefan Kosikowski Do you ever wonder where the phrase “necessary evil” was originally coined? More importantly, for what purpose were these carefully chosen words evoked?
June Is People Skills Month, So Shut Up and Read This…
by Karen Feridun June’s a big month. Did you know that sandpaper was invented in June of 1834? Or that the shopping cart was created in June? Bet you didn’t know that the first day ice cream was sold in the U.S. was June 7th, 1786. Maybe you knew that June 26th is Rat Catcher’s Day. I didn’t.
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Politics: National
The Dick Cheney Magical Mystery Media Tour
by Walter Brasch Cheney has been interviewed by more TV journalists and talk show hosts during the past month than during the eight years he was vice president. But what isn’t he saying?
Who We Are
by Brenda Koehler This is who we are-this sinister freakish medieval henchman is the New American Brand whose macabre exploits will be our children’s and grandchildren’s heritage, because this much concentrated waste gone untreated is bound to leave a stain.
This Issue & Site News
Everything CS2 site related: article info, site developments, coming attractions. CommonSense2 June 2009Our willingness to call it as we see it and not serve up party propaganda on a platter. Our readers know that what we say is what we mean and we're fronting for no political organization.
Editorials
Opinions, rants, confessions and predictions appear in this monthly commentary. Our Soul-Deadening Politics
10 CommentsThink about it. We've gone from a party that could go to the moon to a party that can't close a prison. The difference in scale just takes your breath away. 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 Single-Payer Rocks the RotundaIf you do your part, you can tell the tale to future generations of how you changed the health care system in Pennsylvania and, subsequently and consequently, in the United States. The Keystone Scorecard
Sylvia Baylor chronicles the absurdities of Harrisburg and our State Legislature. Occasionally The Keystone Scorecard will feature guest authors. Ok Grandma–Hands Behind Your Head & Step Away From the ShoeflyPie ! For decades Pa. has outlawed community pot-luck dinners, bake sales etc.…a church in the greater Pittsburgh area was shocked to learn that Pa. actually enforces such regulations. 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. Callicoon Creek
2 CommentsThe sky seemed more blue, the grass, greener in the evening, before all nature turned to rest.
The Dark Visions of Sheldon Kaplan
Sheldon Kaplan explores and brings a world into focus that is unseen to most of us AND NOW THE FUN BEGINS...A great storm is coming, but you sure wouldn't guess it while watching TV. Everything is great and by the end of this year, early next, all will be honky-dory. That Woman!!
Dorothy Reilly - You may love her, you may hate her, but you’ll never be confused about where That Woman!! stands. 9/11: The 9,000 Pound Elephant in the Room
20 CommentsWhen all Americans see how they have been duped the wrath that will rain down on the Bush Crime Family will shake the world, and that is just what needs to happen.
Dirt: A Novella
A serialized novel Dirt: a NovellaThe conclusion of Barry Greenawalt's novella Dirt.
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