Monthly Archives: August 2011
Disaster Movie USA
A prez fit for ‘24’ New York Post – Last Updated: 12:26 AM, August 30, 2011 This summer we’ve experienced scenarios straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster. Our country is besieged by economic near-collapse, Mideast conflict, earthquake, hurricane and rising … Continue reading
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children
The Gotham Gazette, in a terrific article, looks at the thousands of city kids who have parents in prison. GG asks, “can their bonds survive the separation and stigma?” It’s the latest in GG’s poverty series that examines efforts to … Continue reading
Emergency Shelter Information for New York City
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO. With Hurricane Irene moving quickly towards New York, Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency and has activated all levels of state government to prepare for any situation that may be caused … Continue reading
Feds Reject City Plan to Ban Food Stamps for Soda
Late last week, the USDA informed Mayor Bloomberg that the Department has rejected the city’s proposal to bar New York City’s food stamp recipients from buying soda and other sugary drinks with their benefits. Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture, … Continue reading
Is President Obama Vindicated on Libya?
Today’s Politico The Arena question asks: “Do the [Libyan] rebel advances vindicate President Barack Obama‘s “lead from behind” strategy of using allied air bombings to soften up the Qadhafi defenses, while rebel groups undertook the actual ground fighting? Does it … Continue reading
The Week That Was – TW2 Minority Report, August 18
It was a slow August week as eyes focused on Wall Street’s wild roller coaster ride, jobless numbers and President Obama’s bus tour. The week ended with the USDA rejecting Mayor Bloomberg’s ill-conceived obesity-prevention pilot project banning the purchase of … Continue reading
Time to Eliminate Public Middle Schools
Time to can middle schools – New York Post Last Updated: 4:05 AM, August 18, 2011 We should simply eliminate the city’s regular public middle schools: They do more harm than good. Right now, fewer than half of our middle-school … Continue reading
Has the media been unfair to Ron Paul?
Today from Politico’s Arena: Presidential candidate Ron Paul finished only 152 votes behind winner Michele Bachmann in the Ames Straw Poll, yet he’s received almost no credit for it in media reports. http://politi.co/ottdCB With the exception of two newspapers, most … Continue reading
Abstinence-Only Program urged for NYC sex eduction curricula
Report on City Curricula Released New York, NY—Aug. 16…At least one curriculum under New York City’s new sex education mandate should be centered around abstinence-only education. That was the message delivered today to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the New … Continue reading
Politico Arena – Romney’s Mistake?
POLITCO ARENA: Rep. Michele Bachmann and Gov. Rick Perry are both spending time in Waterloo, Iowa – Bachmann’s hometown – to spend facetime with voters. http://politi.co/oTDhzG Bachmann comes to Waterloo after a convincing win in the Ames Straw Poll. Perry … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
