Monthly Archive: May 2018
New Tech for Old-School Transport
While various plans to connect Southern California to Las Vegas via mass transit wallow in development hell, at least one company is planning on filling the need with a more traditional method. So is WiFi, power outlets, and lower prices than plane travel enough to lure you back on the bus?
North Carolina Teachers March on Raleigh
Following similar scenes in West Virginia and Oklahoma, Raleigh has been filled with thousands of North Carolina teachers marching for higher pay and school funding at the state capitol.
Policing the Predators
In a perfect world, all officers of the law would be worthy of the respect their positions command. They would not take advantage of their inherent power and authority to abuse and violate vulnerable people. But the world is far from perfect, and people are less so.
Morning Ed: Health {2018.05.16.W}
Some look at health, ill-health, and the people and things that fight ill-health.
Tom Wolfe Dead at 88
Journalist, author, and influencer Tom Wolfe has died following a hospital stay for an infection. He was 88 years old when he passed on Monday.
Taxing in the Name Of: Seattle “Head Tax” Approved
Dubbed the “Seattle head tax”, the measure was touted to raise funds, combat homelessness, and build affordable housing by instituting a per-employee tax on companies such as Starbucks and Amazon, among others.
US Supreme Court Strikes Down PASPA Gambling Restrictions
A ruling that will have dramatic impact on both sports, economics, and media has been issued by the Supreme Court of the United States. In a 7-2 decision struck down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, paving the way for legalized sports gambling outside of Nevada.
US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem to Praise and Violence
Moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem has long been talked about, but on Monday became reality, along with sharp divides to what such a move means both to the region and the United States role in ever-elusive Middle East Peace. Those that had long predicted that such a move would be accompanied with violence, were tragically not disappointed.
The Great Health Insurance Adventure, a Status Report
A couple of almost oldsters, just trying to get through a year.
Mother’s Day Increasingly Happy for Millennial Moms
Mothers Day is becoming more and more important to everyone’s favorite demographic group to opine on. Millennial mothers are now a significant group in the ranks of parents; all 17+ million of them. And there effect is not just on their ever-growing amount of children.
Retroactive: This Week in Ordinary Times
Retroactive is a #ICYMI listing of all the great reading from the week that was. Ordinary Times is a group endeavor to explore and illuminate culture, with the word “culture” interpreted broadly. Here, you will find discussions of politics and law, art and sports, family and faith, laughter and grief, food and fiction.
Whither Mike Pence
Vice President Mike Pence started his Thursday off by making a rare comment about the ongoing special counsel investigation, but it was events from earlier in the week that were still on the mind of many folks.
Video: How the Fresh Prince Got To Bel-Air
Will Smith tells the story of how he landed The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air pic.twitter.com/5ieV3p41uw — Only Hip Hop Facts (@OnlyHipHopFacts) May 11, 2018
