Scooter, canine hero
Scooter, Cave Creek's late canine hero and one-time mascot of the
Sonoran News, may have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, but his story,
Scooter Challenges the Day, lives on and is available on ebook
through Xlibris.com.
The Jack Russell terrier with the crooked front paw will
forever remain in the hearts of dog lovers everywhere for saving his
owner from a rattlesnake!
Ban guns or buy guns?
New book proposes novel solution
A new book by a nationally recognized gun-law expert takes a
surprising perspective on the gun controversy.
While the nation is debating how many and which firearms to ban, Your First Gun by prolific author Alan Korwin is advising people on
overcoming the fears and inertia that keep them out of the gun
community – to more easily lose their gun virginity and buy a gun.
Some Are Destined
Welcome to the Age of Aquarius, an exciting time to be alive in Chicago during the year 1974. This is a tale about a man society turned its back on simply because he was different. In a moment of passion, he commits murder, and later encounters a lovely woman who recognizes his suffering. Both souls are damaged, but their combined anguish begins their redemption.
U.S. Veteran Charities: Beyond Lip Service
SEAL Team 6 Author Discusses Value of Legit Nonprofits
With the war in Afghanistan set to end in 2014, and the Iraq war
having ended two years ago, charities that help veterans and their
families may be busier than ever – but without the public awareness
generated by an ongoing conflict.
The ‘Musical Chairs’ spiritual trend
Growing numbers of Americans are changing their relationship with religion, recent Pew Research Center polls indicate.
Consider the stats:
• Forty-four percent of U.S. adults have either switched religious affiliation, or report “no affiliation”
• More than 16 percent report they are unaffiliated with a religion; that includes those who are spiritual but not religious, and agnostics and atheists
• Twenty-eight percent have switched from the religion in which they were raised
They should be in Sing Sing cleaning the
commodes with toothbrushes
A review of Reckless Endangerment, by New York Times reporter Gretchen Morgenson and housing analyst Joshua Rosner, Times Books,
New York, 2011 You have to hand it to our broken political and economic system:
It is becoming more
proficient at strangling prosperity and freedom.
The system took over 60 years to slowly strangle a consumer market
in medical
care/insurance with the noose of corporatism, favoritism,
subsidies, socialism, and
red tape. Now the coupe de grace has been
administered to the dying and dysfunctional
market by the absurd
legal reasoning of Justice John Roberts in his upholding of ObamaCare.
Physics Engineer’s Formula Provides
Key to Biblical Clock
It’s not the end of the world that fascinates engineering physicist
Daniel Friedmann, it’s the beginning.
Forget the Mayan Long Calendar, Friedmann has come up with a
formula that converts “Bible time” to years as we know them in
calculating the age of the universe, the sun, and life on Earth.
The surprise? Friedmann’s calculations consistently match scientific
estimates derived from the study of fossil timelines, the solar system
and the cosmos.
New science fiction book presents theories
about aliens, angels and end times
Author Svensk Öob provides a thought-provoking view and
interpretation of traditional biblical conventions in his novel
As the Lightning Comes.
Johannesburg, South Africa April 11, 2012 – Svensk Öob’s As the
Lightning Comes weaves together the captivating themes of ancient
astronauts, angel visitations, hidden Bible codes, end-time prophecies,
and international conspiracy.
Reagan’s Rule for Conservatives still Golden
in 2012 Primaries
It’s called the “The Eleventh Commandment,” and it was popularized by former
President Ronald Reagan.
The
commandment states, “Thou shalt not speak ill of any
fellow Republican.”
As the 2012 Republican primary season nears its boiling point, some
conservatives are concerned poisonous rhetoric among candidates is
alienating middle-of-the-road
voters.
‘Next we’ll be bringing in the cafeteria police’
Conservative satirist finds humor, fear factor in new school lunch rules
Effective March 26, kids will be required to put fruits or vegetables on
their trays in the lunch line. School cafeterias with salad bars must
monitor the salad eaters “to ensure that students actually take the
minimum required portion size” deemed nutritionally necessary for
their age.
Communal living attracting more 60-something women
Some say the ‘60s hippies are going back to the commune. Others call the growing number of female Baby Boomers rooming together “‘The Golden Girls’ phenomenon.”
Author Martha Nelson, who at 65 is on the leading edge of a tsunami of retiring Boomers, says it’s really all about choosing the company of friends.