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Entries Tagged as 'Politics and Social Issues'

The Challenge of Occupy Lansing

October 16th, 2011 · No Comments · law, Politics and Social Issues

My wife and I attended the Occupy Lansing demonstration at Michigan’s state capitol building on the 15th of this month. It was remarkable for the intelligence and civility on display. Contrary to the criticism of some writers in the Lansing State Journal, that this demonstration and its Occupy Wall Street counterparts in other cities are without [...]

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A Legal Mind-set

July 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Editorial, law, media, Politics and Social Issues

Recent articles in the Lansing State Journal told of lawsuits filed by Cooley Law School against a New York law firm and several bloggers. Cooley says it is defending its reputation in light of allegations that it has an excessive number of students defaulting on their student loans, an unusually high dropout rate and that it has [...]

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Hell is a Freeway

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Editorial, Politics and Social Issues

Dante was wrong. Hell is a morass of lanes and ramps, of mesas, plains and canyons of concrete, where millions of of steel and fiberglass capsules hurtle at, around and sometimes into each other at speeds exceeding 70 miles per hour. These vehicles are aimed and guided by all kinds of drivers including the: halt, [...]

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The New American Bank Card

March 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Art, Editorial, Images, Politics and Social Issues

The American Bankers Indiscriminate Spending Alliance (BISA) now offers this versatile and convenient card to all its members. Smart bankers never leave home without one, and that’s why they still have homes. If you are a banker get yours today and everyday. Call your favorite congressperson, senator or lobbyist to apply. Why wait? You could [...]

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Peace, Love, Lock and Load

August 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, Editorial, Images, law, Politics and Social Issues

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, this July (2010), signed the so called “gun-in-church” law. According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune the governor signed House Bill 1272 which allows Louisiana citizens, holding concealed weapons permits, to carry loaded weapons into churches, mosques and synagogues. No doubt this will help them reflect upon peace, love and the [...]

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