Where has the “old” Southwest gone? Southwest Airline’s Ramp agents have been without a contract for four years.  I was reminded of this by an image posted on Facebook of a group of rampers (as they are known within the…

I came upon an interesting infographic the other day that caught my eye.  I have selected the most significant ones, but if you are interested, the full graphic is here. (http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/causes_of_death#sthash.gxxFi7De.dpbs) It details the leading causes of death in the…

A woman of character and compassion died the other day. There will be no public outpourings of grief, no news stories about her life, or any well-known celebrities or politicians mourning her passing. There should be. Sister Roberta Campbell, a…

Sunday brings us the annual Mother’s Day celebration, likely sponsored by Hallmark, or others, interested in the marketing value. I choose to remember my mother every day. Sometimes consciously, recalling the things she did or said.  Sometimes sub-consciously by acting…

President Barrack Obama White House Washington, DC Dear President Obama, Please excuse my confusion here.  For the most part I have found your Presidency to be a positive one.   The historic, and long overdue, election of a person of…

By now the whole world knows something of the situation in Baltimore.  A man in custody of the Baltimore Police department dies and the inevitable peaceful protests turn violent. The reaction in the country spans the entire spectrum from “send…

Over the past several years, we have lived along the Blackstone River on the Cumberland/Lincoln line. The bike path, officially the Blackstone River Greenway, provides the perfect access to walking along the banks of this newly reclaimed and cleaned up…

In an earlier post, (With a Little Help from my Friends), I posed a number of questions seeking answers from the readers of this blog. I received a number of interesting responses to those questions.  Many of them well articulated…

I have a problem, several of them in fact, and I am hoping the many good people that read this blog can help.  I realize I do this at the risk of infuriating some and alienating others, but I think…

I came upon a troubling story out of California, the University of California at Irvine to be specific.  The story concerned a proposal by six members of the University’s Legislative Council (Student Government) to prohibit the display of the American…