Katrina: The Big One

Storm refugees, nearly all of them black, are on the move throughout the city. And they are refugees, as in, people fleeing misfortune and seeking refuge.

Thoughts on the Current Immigration Mess

Congress is as much of the problem with illegal immigration as the solution. When you cannot protect the borders, other security measures like at US airports are just for show.

Reading The Signs of The Times

Several decades ago, Mohandas K. Gandhi warned against what he called the seven social sins: politics without principle, wealth without work, commerce without morality, pleasure without conscience, education without character, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.

The Green Person

Global warming is real but there are ways people can make a difference. Here are four practicle steps to making a difference for mother earth.

Ernesto is Earning Its Early Efforts and Effectively Encouraging Evacuations?

Well Hurricane Ernesto as predicted has winded down to a mere 40 mph Tropical Storm and yet somehow many believe we have not seen the end of Ernesto quite yet? Once Ernesto hits those warm waters all bets are off and the pressure will drop and the eye-wall will reform. Question is will Ernesto be able to grow back into a Hurricane before reaching the Great Sandbar or the Great State of Florida as they call it?

Hurricane Ernesto to Re-route Cruise Ships in Jamaica and Cayman Islands

Tropical Storm Ernesto will soon be a Hurricane say Caribbean Meteorologists and those at the National Weather Service. Tropical Storm Ernesto is set to arrive there by Tuesday or Wednesday and make a real mess of things, but by then it is bound to be as full-fledged Hurricane. Local fishermen in Kingston, Jamaica are worried and say this may be the one we have been fearing during this 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season.

Focusing On Umbrellas

From the famous Hollywood scene in which Gene Kelly is singing in the rain and dances around the city’s streets holding an umbrella, to the hot summer beaches where umbrellas are used as sun protection devices,

Pluto - Cast Off and Treated Like a Bum

I am in mourning for an old friend. I am depressed. Along with his eight siblings, Pluto is the guy I grew up with. Like the unwanted weakling of a herd of wildebeest roaming the Serengeti plains of East Africa, dear Pluto has been racially profiled a dwarf, stripped naked, nudged out of the family, discarded and condemned to eternally wander the vast emptiness of space, alone and forgotten. Having spent years of my youth at the wondrous Hayden Planetarium, kid sister to an older brother's passion for astronomy, I too developed a strong sense of connection to the mysteries of what's out there. Comets and asteroids come and go, but a planet is a thing of beauty forever.

True Test for Heather Mills

Divorce from Paul McCartney seems nasty. Was money the main reason she married a man 25 years her senior? Possible money is not her main motivation.

Fund Raising - Standing On The Corner

Fund raising by standing on the corner is harder work than it looks. Wonder what's involved? We'll give you a good idea of just how hard it can be.

Homeless People - Some of the Best People on Earth

Our cultures reward competitiveness and make those of us with the strongest competitive traits the wealthiest people on our planet. If we examine some of the poorest people in society, our homeless, we see a distinct lack of a competitive spirit in many of them. Our culture is predisposed to perceive this as a flaw but what if it is a virtue?

Truth

Parents, sons, daughters, wives and husbands, every moment, day and year of your life you make decisions based on what you believe and know at the time. Sometimes you make those decisions with so much clarity and knowing, that life works itself out- even when there were/are rough spots along the way. Sometimes, what you know now would have worked life out differently. Now that I have lost my rose-colored glasses, everywhere I go I see people stuck in the decisions they wished they could change, the idea of someday doing what they say, but mostly saying all the things they will never do. They are all smarter than they think. They just have to simply find their religion- continuously doing what they know and feel is right inside, where family exists and extends to those who are of our blood or not- our real family.

Missing Persons List

We often see photographs of missing people posted on bulletin boards, websites and postcards. The compilation of the list can be done by the police or websites, with the help of the relatives of the missing person. Legally, a person has to be missing for three days (or 72 hours) before labeled as missing. However, this is misleading. In circumstances where there has been some evidence of violence or the reason for absence is unusual, then a prompt investigation is called for.

Fund Raising - Spaghetti Dinners

If you're thinking of a fund raising activity and want your guests to go home with a smile on their face and a full stomach, try running a spaghetti dinner. Don't know where to start? No problem. This article should get you off on the right foot.

Wristband Fundraisers

Non-profit organizations use fundraising to solicit money and support for their daily activities. Professional sports organizations use fundraising events to raise money and to spread awareness about various issues.