Writer friend from Slate’s “The Best of the Fray” before Slate commercialized it and limited access. The hundred or so of us would have group get-togethers in NYC and other places. A bunch of academia from the US. Mostly liberal in beliefs with a few conservatives thrown into the mix. Angry Bear commenter “Jack: was […]
New elected Arizona Congressional Representative Adelita Grijalva is blocked from taking office due to Mike Johnson delays in swearing her in to office. Republican Eli Crane is my representative. His lack of support for Representative Adelita Grijalva is causing Arizona to lose representation in the House. At what point does the political party politics stop […]
I was wondering where Joel my fellow writer was today. Normally when I get up out here in Arizona, I see his words. I thought perhaps he was ill. Not so . . . As I read one of his comments elsewhere from yesterday, Joel is out doing what many of us should be doing […]
If you have some time, review the American University Poll. Some of it is rather superficial (my opinion). It does cover quite a bit of territory. Think about some of what you would like in a president? Tough, intellectual, political, neighbor next door . . . Mostly, I believe we are still stuck in the […]
The same as colleges adjusting to less students so it goes in some school districts. It is not like population is shrinking overall. The US population is still growing in spite of today’s politics. People are not coming to these communities. “Kansas’ Smallest School District Prepares to Close in Warning Sign for Rural Communities,” The […]
This is a rambling commentary pulling from an Angry Bear writer and two articles. I believe I have it all in order. Most recently Joel discussed Academia with an eye on colleges, “The end of the golden age for academia.” As he points out: “Recent months have brought terminations of 120 staff members at Boston […]
I am X-military, having served during the Vietnam conflict where many of my friends died or were injured. If you chat with me about your war stories, I will probably just nod my head. My overseas duty was with 8th Marines in Cuba as a 2881 MOS even though I was deadly with an M14. […]
“Student loan debt swelled under Biden, despite historic forgiveness,” CNBC Some Factoids: Student loan debt grew during the Pandemic Former President Joe Biden forgave more student debt than any other president. However, the country’s education debt tab still grew during his presidency. Much of this is due to interest incurred during the pandemic Outstanding federal student debt stood at […]
None of this means people can default whenever they wish. It does mean the consequences for student loans is harsher than for commercial loans, etc. One example is our president. Trump’s bankruptcies amount to $billions. No one has said no to Trump, you have to pay it off. The reason being? He is entitled to […]
I know that Trump news is generally demoralizing and frustrating. But for me, when we talk about it openly and share our thoughts, it makes it less overwhelming because we have others who are just as outraged. Classic horror movies love to have the characters split up to search for the killer so they can […]