Writers I recently upvoted 
 Official Digital Journal Ambassador
--------------------------------------------------------------
Writer/Editor Louisiana newspaper, The Real Views ( http://www.therealviews.com)
Adjunct instructor, NSU, Natchitoches
Radio Hostess: KNOC 1450, Natchitoches, Louisiana Tues & Thurs 4 - 5 p.m.
Freelance writer for Society of Friends, NAM, and several web news and feature sites. Retired mental health/rehab counselor with background in forensics and education. Originally from Oregon; 28 years in Hawaii. Live modesty, believe in service and peaceful conflict resolutions.
|
News  |
|
|
New Orleans citizens received some relief from the ongoing "blame game" that has gone on since Hurricane Katrina. These residents said they did not know New Orleans flooding would occur from levee breaches, and a federal court has upheld their claims.
|
|
A federal judge has found the Army Corps of Engineers at fault for some of the major damage to New Orleans parishes during Hurricane Katrina. Sandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org, explained the decision recently.
|
|
You may not know Philip Matthews, but over the next generation or so you will see him everywhere. That's because, according to experts, he represents in many ways the new face of America.
|
|
According to news from Tulsa, Oklahoma recently, product liability cases are on the rise. Although there may be a number of reasons for this, could problems with packaging be involved?
|
|
"What is it that they want now?" is the question white people ask when African Americans complain. An episode now in Natchitoches, Louisiana gives lessons about what happens when problems remain unresolved for years.
|
|
"Want to donate your change to breast cancer awareness?" I was asked at the Target store counter. I said yes, and gladly. But how will these campaigns be affected by the woman who lied about having breast cancer to pay for implants?
|
|
Sarah Palin may be making the rounds to market her new book, but Portland is not on her agenda. The Portland Oregonian maintains Palin doesn't plan book signing in the Portland area. For some women, that's just fine.
|
|
Here's a new worry, as if swine flu and terrorism isn't enough. While the news focuses on death from mass killings and disease, accidents remain a much greater cause of death. How might that be further impacted by this recession?
|
|
Poor service has been found to be a significant reason for customer dissatisfaction.. Sears Auto Centers have been rated the worst for service recently, and the cell phone industry is rated poor. So where are the good guys?
|
|
While authorities seek to answer the complex questions surrounding the killing rampage at Fort Hood, the Muslim community of Shreveport responded with outrage that a follower of Islam is the principal suspect in the massacre.
|
|
John Allen Muhammad was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night. His death and the killing rampage for which an Army Psychiatrist has been accused, raise serious issues about mental health and extremist views.
|
|
Ryderwood, Washington is a Shangri-la for seniors, a place where aging is celebrated and people support each other in its process. For the 400 seniors who live there, Ryderwood is a place where growing old is done gracefully, safely and with fun.
|
|
Several days ago CBS News reported the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warning for states to comply with quality water standards. In an era of environmental concerns, there is remarkable deviation in water quality across the U.S.
|
|
Since the terrible Hurricanie Katrina of four years ago, Louisiana is cautious when hurricanes are predicted. Ida is said to have regained strength as a hurricane, with the potential of reaching Louisiana. Residents are watchful again this season.
|
|
This last week Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist in the Army Medical Corps, killed 13 people and wounded 31 more. What can we learn about mental health issues from this?
|
|
Concerned with cultural identity, some Native Americans have come to question intermarriage. Some believe that the Native American culture will disappear as more and more people marry into the greater "white" community or with other ethnic groups.
|
|
The recent mass killings at Fort Hood are being described in the media as akin to the stress of war and other violence associated with military life. As professionals seek forms of treatment for trauma survivors, could marijuana be useful?
|
|
If belief in one’s own point of view is unshakable and not subject to exceptions, one writer says the Republican Party has fully met the definition of a religion. Neal Gabler declares that’s why it is impossible to reach them with rational arguments.
|
|
In church today I had cause to wonder about the women in those pews. New research shows a relationship between sex drive and spirituality, something even Freud stressed. So that good gal in those seats might also be good under the sheets, per experts.
|
|
In places like Portland Oregon, there are large communities of Hispanics. Many residents there speak mostly Spanish, some not learning English. Advertised jobs frequently require Spanish. So should Spanish be accepted as the US second language?
|
apis-129819 apis-129780 apis-129758 apis-129704 apis-129579 apis-129506 apis-129480 apis-129479 apis-129420 apis-129406 apis-129383 apis-129373 apis-129326 apis-129278 apis-129262 apis-129249 apis-129124 apis-127832 apis-127814 apis-127804
|
|
