Larry Clifton

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Two years ago after a modestly successful career in the building industry that spanned three decades I returned to my first passion of writing and journalism. My wife and I are empty nesters and have split the last few years between living in our north Georgia Applachian mountain home and our Florida home located in the Tampa bay area. We recently sold the Georgia home and now reside in my native Florida.
I am a Vietnam veteran and earned my much belated BA from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. I enjoy motorcycles, boats and spending time with family and friends.
I have been published as a freelance reporter and columnist in more than ten major newspapers and a few weekly papers over the last ten years.
Digital Journal attracted me because it has a global cast of writers and I enjoy learning about the many countries and places I have not visited.
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Growing disapproval for Obama in new AP poll

According to a fresh Associated Press poll, public disapproval of President Barack Obama's handling of health care has increased to 52 percent.
Sep 9, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 14 comments

Finger chewed off at health care reform rally

A man landed in the emergency room after part of his pinky finger was bitten off during a heated argument at a health care reform demonstration in Ventura County, California.
Sep 3, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 2 comments

Opinion: Is Pelosi double dealing with ethics?

A partisan Democratic Party has lost its way in a swamp of rotting campaign pledges promising ethical government that are sunk in the odoriferous sludge of scandals.
Sep 3, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 14 comments

Opinion: Obama poll numbers crash hard

President Barack Obama returned from vacation to poll numbers that are plunging as sharply as his deficit spending is rising.
Sep 1, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 9 comments

Scandals swirl around Missouri Democrats

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a federal search warrant has connected a former Democratic campaign strategist to a bombing last year that injured a Clayton attorney.
Aug 25, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 1 comment

Preliminary reports say 40 killed in Kandahar blast

At least 40 people died in a multiple car bombing and four US soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb today in a day of violence in southern Afghanistan that overshadowed the release of the first partial results of a presidential election.
Aug 25, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in World - 1 comment

CBO reports U.S. deficit spending is soaring

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the White House reported Tuesday that the U.S. federal deficit will soar to nearly $1.6 trillion this year, "miring the nation in the deepest pool of red ink since the end of World War II."
Aug 25, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 10 comments

2009 officially bloodiest year in Afghanistan

Reuters reports that more foreign troops in Afghanistan have been killed this year than ever before. Also, a new poll revealed a majority of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting.
Aug 25, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics

Opinion: When women are bad, it's a male thing

A new study seems to suggest that some women's aggressive behavior is actually men’s fault, or at least the fault of the most defining hormone of the male species.
Aug 24, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Lifestyle - 8 comments

McGill University professor uses ghostwriter for health journal

A story by Jason Magder published in The Gazette newspaper of Montreal, Quebec maintains that a McGill University professor is involved in a ghostwriting scheme in which articles were purchased by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a major drug distribution company.
Aug 24, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Education

The U.S. military now stands alone in Iraq

In the midst of ear-splitting explosions, the Iraqi coalition originally forged between 38 countries has dwindled to one, a coalition of one – the U.S.A.
Aug 23, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 3 comments

France and Germany less tolerant of Muslims than Britain

According to new research, Muslim youths find it far easier to assimilate in Britain than France or Germany. The study finds that Muslim youths “feel much more at ease in Britain than do their counterparts in the other mentioned countries.”
Aug 23, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in World - 100 comments

Opinion: Obama has lost American support for Afghanistan war

As President Barack Obama spins his wheels in a bog that many consider a myopic vision of health care reform, the political capital required to manage two wars and a battered economy has dried up.
Aug 23, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 2 comments

No cost of living increase for Social Security

For the first time since Social Security automatic increases were adopted in 1975, millions of American seniors and others will see no increase in their Social Security checks next year.
Aug 23, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 3 comments

Opinion: Hillary Clinton struggles for relevance

Recently, Hillary Clinton has settled into a queer background status in the arena of foreign policy regarding her formal appointment as America’s head diplomat under the Obama administration.
Aug 22, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics

German professors opt for cash in lieu of apples?

German students who feel the need for a well connected scientific consultation group to assist them in their quest for a Ph. D. might want to pass on the Institute for Scientific Consulting, of Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Aug 22, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Education

Travelling along Florida's 'Suncoast' Special

Friday, July 24th was a breezy day with relatively moderate temperatures and a bright sun occasionally shaded by puffy white cumulus clouds.
Aug 20, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Travel - 2 comments

Opinion: Obama commits to off-shore drilling

After consistently opposing drilling for oil and gas, Barack Obama ultimately decided to literally buy into off-shore drilling and has committed billions of U.S. taxpayer’s dollars to the cause.
Aug 20, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics

Opinion: Polls suggest drop in support for Obama policies

Declining poll numbers are proof that his sky-is-falling outlook and sky-is-the-limit abuse of the taxpayer’s check book are both unpopular and unsustainable.
Jun 18, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics - 7 comments

Opinion: Kim Jong-il slaps Obama's face with nuclear glove

Regarding North Korea and Iran, Barack Obama’s regime has been unable to develop an effective or even recognizable foreign policy on the world stage.
May 26, 2009 by  Larry Clifton in Politics
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