Most Americans are enthusiastic supporters of their own civic rights, but few bother to meet any would-be democrat's (or any would-be republican's, if you prefer) number-one responsibility: that of keeping oneself sufficiently literate and ...
Government government books reading hours americansCivil war in Africa. This simple four word phrase seems to sum up the perception of most outsiders throughout the world when asked about the state of affairs on the African continent, the birth place of mankind. In the last 40 years twenty countries,...
Government government bongo gabon president political africaThe days of a non-nuclear Korean peninsula are over. With troops from the United States bogged down in Iraq and ineffective multilateral talks with North Korea, the world is on track for another major disaster. So, what can be done to confront this ...
Government government global international states north communityUniversal Mental Health Screening Are We Repeating Ourselves?If you’re thinking that Universal Mental Health Screening, as proposed by the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, is a new concept, think again. The first standardized ...
Government government mental health screening instrumentWell Darlings, Lately we are hearing an awful lot about the public sector and cuts to services, which brings me to ask: why do so many people want to make their careers in the public sector? Are they actually needed? Is it really to serve we the peo...
Government government people public sector thoseCensorship is a prickly issue at the best of times as we all have different ideas about what we should be allowed to access. It seems as though what I describe as techno censorship may be entering our society and possibly not for the better. Guns,...
Government government drivers rulesThe issues about global warming and the effects of global warming are continuously under debate. Somehow the debate has made its way into virtually every aspect of our lives. There is even thought that the issues about global warming are also applica...
Government government global warming issuesIn the 1990s the crime rate in the U.S. dropped dramatically in all significant categories, including violent crime and property crime. Some experts attribute this drop to the strong economy that existed throughout most of the decade, when the per ca...
Government government crime rate economic increase dropJust about every employee knows that certain racial slurs and other derogatory words are off limits in the workplace. Utter the "N" word for blacks or the "C" word referring to women and many employers will administer discipline on the spot if not ou...
Government government code employment black words word workplaceOne of the promises from the Republican party leadership after their big election wins this past Tuesday was the pledge to reduce the size and budget of the Federal government and to finally start cleaning up the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars...
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