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Buried in Snow! Two Winter Poems for Children
By Elaine Magliaro We’ve been snowed under here in my area of Massachusetts. In the past couple of weeks, we have gotten around five feet of snow. Meteorologists are predicting another storm on Thursday. I’m sure this will be one … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature, Poetry, United States
Tagged Children's Poetry, Snow, Snow Poems, Winter Weather
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Larry Wilmore and The Nightly Show on Vaccines
By Elaine Magliaro On January 19th, The Nightly Show took over The Colbert Report’s time slot on Comedy Central. Comedian Larry Wilmore is the host of the show. Wilmore is an Emmy-winning writer, actor, and producer. Prior to The Nightly Show, Wilmore served as the … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Humor, Science, Short Video, United States
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What You Should Know about “Operation Merlin,” Jeffrey Sterling, the CIA, the Obama Administration and Whistleblowers
By Elaine Magliaro Does the name Jeffrey Sterling sound familiar? It should. Sterling is the former CIA officer who was convicted in late January of violating the Espionage Act. Sterling, 47, was accused of giving journalist James Risen “classified information about U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, CIA, Countries, Democracy, DOJ, FBI, Foreign Policy, Free Speech, George W. Bush, Government, Government Propaganda, Hypocrisy, Imperialism, Iran, Justice, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidents, Prison, Propaganda, United States, US Military, War, War on "Terror", World History
Tagged "State of War", CIA, CIA Director John Brennan, Government Whistleblowers, Iran, Iran's Nuclear Program, James Risen, Jeffery Sterling, Operation Merlin
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POETRY FRIDAY: A Poem about Jonas Salk
By Elaine Magliaro As we’ve been having a discussion about vaccinations and anti-vaxxers at FFS, I thought I’d post a poem that I wrote a few years ago for a poetry anthology titled Dare to Dream…Change the World. Jill Corcoran is … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Health Care, Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, Physicians, Science, Society, United States
Tagged Infantile Paralysis, Jonas Salk, Polio, Polio Vaccine, Vaccinations
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Harper Lee to Publish Her Second Book This Summer
By Elaine Magliaro Hillel Italie of the Associated Press reported today that Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird, will publish her second book later this year. Her publisher announced today that Go Set a Watchman, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Literature
Tagged Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, Novels, To Kill a Mockingbird
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Governor Scott Walker Planning to Cut $300 Million in Funding for the University of Wisconsin…While Proposing $220 Million Investment for Milwaukee Bucks Arena
By Elaine Magliaro Governor Scott Walker–whom Charlie Pierce refers to as “the goggle-eyed homunculus hired by Koch Industries to run their Midwest subsidiary formerly known as the state of Wisconsin”–plans to unveil a budget on Tuesday evening that will reportedly … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Economics, Education, Government, States, Tea Party, United States
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Preventable Childhood Diseases, The Measles Outbreak, and Anti-Vaxxers
By Elaine Magliaro Measles outbreak fuels vaccine debate According to Face the Nation, Tom Frieden, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said “his agency is ‘very concerned’ about the possibility of a large measles outbreak … Continue reading
File This Under “You Gotta Be Kidding Me”: Backyard Gun Ranges Are Legal in Florida
By Elaine Magliaro Last February, the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board wrote an op-ed about backyard gun ranges being legal in Florida. That’s right–you can build a gun range in your own yard in the state of Florida and nobody can … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Government, Local Government, Politics, Society, States, United States
Tagged Florida, Gun Nuts, Gun Ranges, Gun Rights, Guns, NRA, Shooting Ranges
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Super Bowl Saturday: Looking at the Lighter Side of Deflate-Gate (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro The biggest sports news story of the past two weeks has been Deflate-Gate–the controversy over the allegation that the New England Patriots used under-inflated footballs during the first half of the AFC championship game that pitted the team … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Short Video, United States
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