A few days ago The New Republic published an article entitled “Trump’s Russian Laundromat.” In it, reporter Craig Unger writes But even without an investigation by Congress or a special prosecutor, there is much we already know about the president’s debt to Russia. A review of the public record reveals a clear and disturbing pattern: …
The Brothers Cazimero have been all-stars in the Hawai’ian music scene since about 1970. In 1975, I think, they left their previous band and began performing as a duo. I saw them once when they did a Christmas concert at the Bishop Museum in 1983. They were major contributors to the cultural revival of things …
Anyone over 62 who travels to National Parks, Historical Sites, Refuges and other Park System facilities needs to know the price of a lifetime Senior Pass goes from $10 to $80 effective Aug. 28 of this year. You can beat the increase by going to a nearby park and buying a pass. You can also …
If you’re not a Republican, watching Republicans react to the news can feel a bit like witnessing a mass hallucination. Even more so when some emissary from the alternate Republican universe like Kellyanne Conway teleports onto CNN or another mainstream outlet to state her case. That’s from an article in the Sunday New York Times …
For the past two or three months I’ve had upper-arm or shoulder pain in my left arm, and I finally got around to making an appointment to see my doctor about it. All praise to the VA; I called and was transferred to the advice nurse when the original scheduler heard my problem. He said …
Thanks to my good friend Annette and her staff at Hosting Matters my site has been freed of the graffiti left behind by whatever vandal stopped by. It turned out that there wasn’t any serious damage (as far as we can tell). That little tab reading FORCE at the top of the page led to …
As far as I can tell, there’s been no harm done, but look at the top left corner of the page above the sidebar. See that word “FORCE?” Click on it. It shows what looks like a blog entry with the phrase “Hacked bY International Force.” I’ve run a Malware scan and turned up nothing. …
The news of Donald J. Trump Jr.’s email chain about “official documents” that would “incriminate Hillary” must be bitterly ironic to the former Secretary of State and Presidential candidate. After the political press hammered her for months regarding her private email server Mrs. Clinton could be forgiven for asking “why the hell didn’t they look …
58% of Republicans think colleges and universities “have a negative effect on the country.” 57% of Republicans think home schooling is either excellent or good for kids. What kind of future does America have when more than half the members of one of its major political parties doesn’t believe in education for its children?
The G20 became the G19 as it ended. On the Paris climate accords the United States was left isolated and friendless. It is, apparently, where this US President wants to be as he seeks to turn his nation inward. [snip] He is a character drawn from America’s wild west, a travelling medicine showman selling moonshine …