Vote Yes On Issue 3 To Keep Red Light Cameras In Houston
There is an initiative on the ballot in Houston to get rid of red light cameras. This is Proposition 3 on our ballot. To keep the cameras, you must vote yes on Proposition 3. The only reason to get...
View ArticleRed Light Cameras Gone
Gone Because the public has spoken, all red light cameras are being turned off in Houston. As we allow our smart phones and personal computers to track us for the good of commerce, we surely can’t...
View ArticleKey Republican Admits Texas Withdrawing From Medicaid Would Leave Some Homeless
Texas is facing a budget deficit of at least $18 billion. Texas Republicans say pulling the state out of Medicaid is an option for the 2011 legislative session to address this deficit. While some...
View ArticleState Sen. Dan Patrick Wants You To Eat Cookies But Does Not Want You To Have...
Far-right Republican Texas State Senator Dan Patrick has announced the Patrick Family Sugar Cookie on his Facebook page. Here is the recipe– This is not a sweet cookie, but a pure flour-sugar...
View ArticleRepublicans Still Blocking 9/11 Health Responders Bill
Republicans in the Senate are still blocking the bill that would provide funds for the health needs of 9/11 responders. (Above–Smoke as observed from space in the aftermath of the 9/11 attack.)...
View ArticleDead Give Every Outward Appearance Of Being At Rest
The dead gave every outward appearance of being at rest two days ago in Galveston, Texas. My view is that they are indeed at rest. (Photo copyright 2011 Neil Aquino.) The post Dead Give Every Outward...
View ArticleMillions Would Lose Health Coverage Under Republican Budget
The non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation has reported that up to 44 million Americans could lose health coverage under the radical budget proposed by Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Paul...
View ArticleEverybody Has A Story Worth Telling
Here are excerpts from an obituary that recently appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer for Frank Williams Sr.— “At the funeral service this afternoon for Frank Williams Sr., (Above) the eulogy will take...
View ArticleAll Flesh Is Grass
This is where my father and his family once lived on Potter Street in Providence, Rhode Island. My father lived 1930-2011. I took this picture last week. My father’s house is now gone and my dad is...
View ArticleDespite The Risks, Republicans Won’t Allow Debate On Climate Change
A recent article in New Scientist said that changing weather patterns have increased the chance for recurring drought in East Africa. (Above–Oxfam photo of a family gathering firewood in...
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