The Department of Homeland Security debacle points to many more years of government gridlock, unless all Americans get mad as hell and threaten the representatives who work for US.
US Congress it out of control and voters need to put pressure of their elected representatives. The recent Homeland Security shutdown scares over immigration reform, by GOP refusing to fund the federal program established to protect the American people have pointed to a lack of planning.
Every day the bitter divisions distinguish America's political parties dividing Democrats and Republicans.
No wonder, one in four Americans would like to see their state secede from the United States of America. Not long ago, the world witnessed Scotland and Spain debate the wisdom of independence, recently some US citizens said they liked the idea of declaring independence from the country their ancestors helped create.
US Census figures now indicate that more than half of the nation’s children are expected to be a part of a minority race or ethnic group by 2020.
The total U.S. population is projected to increase by 98.1 million between 2014 and 2060, from an estimated 319 million to 417 million respectively. By 2030, all baby boomers will have reached age 65 or older.
Millions of Americans are under another snow watch, while New York City Office of Emergency Management officials have issued a travel advisory for a wintry mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain Tuesday evening March 3, through Wednesday morning March 4, 2015.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 3:00 PM Tuesday through 2:00 AM Wednesday. Snow will develop late Tuesday afternoon and will mix with or change to sleet and freezing rain Tuesday evening.
Celebrated in several countries throughout the world, Women’s History Month commemorates the contribution women have made to culture and society. In the US, Women's History Month's roots go back to March 8, 1857, when NYC factory workers staged a protest over poor working conditions. Celebrate the accomplishments and positive changes women have made during National Women’s History Month.
Back in 1981 Congress established National Women's History Week to be commemorated the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a full month.
The Sound of Music turns fifty today. This is one of our greatest and most enduring major motion pictures, with raindrops on roses and seven of the cutest kids.
The film featured breathtaking views of the Austrian Alps. And a stupendous score by the greatest songwriting team of Broadway's Golden Age. The sum of these parts, and so much more.
The Sound of Music premiered in New York on March 2, 1965 and went on to win five Academy Awards, including best picture. And this classic movie continues to defy all cynics.
The Sound Of Music: http://youtu.be/5bkV3x296vs via @YouTube
Vanity, egotism, conceit brings on emptiness and can cost us plenty. This obsession, or excessive pride on appearances, qualities, abilities, achievements can become hazardous.
The failure to be liked, or followed on social media can be a great blow to one's vanity. But vanity appears to be the main reason why we waste so much time on social media.
Whether you’re an artist, blue collar, or white collar professional and work online or otherwise, too many are spending so much time on trying to be noticed and self-promotions.
As voters we have more power over our country than we think. We must not be influenced into thinking what our politicians want us to think.
1) We must be willing to invest in building and electing politicians that have the best interest of the middle class. We need to build and support our own PAC's. It will take investing, but we are already leveraging credit and working endless hours to survive.
He was Major league baseball's first black player, but since he was a Cuban Minnie Minoso was not considered the first African-American. I was extremely fortunate to have Saturnino Orestes Armas "Minnie" Miñoso Arrieta, a Cuban superstar and professional athlete make a special appearance at my birthday party when we lived in Cuba. Years later, I traveled to Chicago to get him to autograph a baseball. When I shared the story with friends and neighbors, they bought me this baseball card. Thanks, Bill and Elena!
The New York City Office of Emergency Management today issued a travel advisory for a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain Sunday, March 1 through Monday morning, March 2, 2015.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for 10:00AM Sunday through 7:00AM Monday.
Light snow will develop by midday Sunday, with 1-2 inches of accumulation expected by Sunday evening. The snow will mix with or change to freezing rain Sunday evening.