01.01.08
Posted in General at 10:56 am by MamaSaid
Both internationally and personally, 2007 was a very difficult year. As we face the first day of 2008, I want to wish everyone a healthy new year filled with new realizations and experiences. While the world around us marches on to the beat of political powers who define our exterior boundaries, we still have the power to define ourselves. This power is the the only force that can prevent us from becoming caught up in the tragedies surrounding the next pending world war, which clearly seems inevitable.Bedridden for a couple of weeks with my own physical difficulties, I had an opportunity to review this past year and do a bit of reading myself. I was amazed by a story I read about the Rev. Hamilton Coe Throckmorton in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, who took a bold step to challenge his congregation and make them realize the power within themselves.
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12.11.07
Posted in General at 1:56 pm by Kevin Scott
The year of 2007 is drawing to a close, its been a ‘productive’ year to say the least on a global scale. All of us here recognize the fact that the future is inevitable, so for the ones who are watching and waiting in the world, I used the word ‘productive’.
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11.17.07
Posted in General at 8:14 am by MamaSaid
It’s good to be back to blogging here after a couple of weeks of being sick. With the increasing cases of MRSA and meningitis in America, it becomes scary to get ill and you start to wonder if all this “airborne” illness is the result of pollution or even germ warfare. We will discuss those topics in further detail in one of my next blogs.
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10.10.07
Posted in General at 8:59 pm by MamaSaid
Once again, I am going to surprise myself with the person I choose to quote. A few months ago I repeated worthwhile statements made by Rosie O’Donnell, and although she is not a personal favorite of mine, her words were meaningful. Today I will quote Rush Limbaugh because what he said makes sense. After all, if I were to allow personal feelings or preferences to get in the way of sharing valuable information, I would be no better than some of the government officials we are dissatisfied with. Read the rest of this entry »
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09.21.07
Posted in General at 10:48 am by MamaSaid
It certainly seems that my entry about Parkland Hospital giving free care to illegal immigrants having babies was quite controversial. I have received several comments about Parkland, both for and against the situation, so I feel the need to share some recent reader commentary and respond.
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08.22.07
Posted in General at 9:44 am by MamaSaid
Recently my husband discussed a news program he watched when he was unable to sleep one night about the Bank of America issuing credit cards to illegal aliens without identification. I was alarmed and within a day or so, one of my friends who knows my political perspectives sent on additional information about this unbelievable situation.
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08.14.07
Posted in General at 5:35 pm by Kevin Scott
I promised I would return to write a small article anyway, so just to keep my promise, here’s some dirt.
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08.13.07
Posted in General at 8:12 am by MamaSaid
Recently a reader, Dan, offered information about another situation where veterans are being treated unfairly by being promised what no one intends to actually deliver (thank you for sharing, Dan). Obviously lofty promises are made to the men and women who join the military – after all, if the government told them that they were really going to give you the shaft for getting shot at, how many people would voluntarily join?The bottom line of the sad story shared by Dan is that the University of Illinois made a promise last spring to veterans and military members who wanted to earn an MBA – they would give 110 full scholarships to the people who qualified. Each scholarship is worth about $74,000, with 70 percent paid by the state and the rest by the university. However, it seems that this was not quite what happened.
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07.27.07
Posted in General at 7:20 am by MamaSaid
A few weeks ago I blogged about Parkland in Texas, a hospital who seems to specialize in delivering babies for parents who are not American citizens. No questions are asked and non-citizens who are not paying taxes are given complete care and treatment at no cost. The point of my article was to explore who is actually paying for this (taxpayers who are not privy to equivalent benefits, even in their most serious time of need) and raise awareness about how the money we are contributing to the system is being used. While taxpaying citizens do not have access to adequate medical care, single mothers send their children to bed hungry and veterans remain homeless, we wage overpriced wars in other countries and cater to people who illegally enter our borders.I received a comment about the blog that stated, “All I would like to say is that no one has no right to call someone else an ‘illegal immigrant’ or call a group of people ‘illegals’. If you think it is not fair how American citizens are not receive all these things the ‘illegals’ are receiving, then try writing articles on how the USA should focus on that, and not some war in the middle of nowhere.”
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07.23.07
Posted in General at 1:28 pm by MamaSaid
I had taken a little break to clear my mind and rebuild my strength from the demands of everyday living. After a brief sabbatical, I now return to everyday life and blogging with enthusiasm. My recent review of the news has inspired me to discuss several important issues over the next few days.I feel the need to start with a bit of Bush bashing because I have been away from it for so long and frankly, there is so much of it to be done. The latest news I read upon returning to the “real” world (a world filled with false media, half truths and bold-faced lies so far removed from actual peace and prosperity) was the proposition of Sen. Russ Feingold. Apparently Feingold would like Congress to censure Bush for his assault against the Constitution and his management (or mis-management) of the war in Iraq.
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