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Selma, Alabama: Landmark City in the Civil Rights Movement

David Swedkowski wrote 5 days ago: Tonight’s photos come from my Spring 2012 trip to the South, this time from Selma, Alabama.  L … more →

Tags: Southern Travels, 1960s, Alabama, American Civil Rights, American South, Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Civil Rights, Dallas County, Edmund Pettus Bridge

There are Sex Slaves All Over the U.S. Right Now.

Belinda Luscombe wrote 1 week ago: People who deprive young girls of their freedom for years and years are obviously crazy sickos who n … more →

Tags: Crime, Life Style, Opinion, Society, U. S., Amanda Berry, Ariel Castro, Cleveland abductions, Gina Dejesus

Want of Sleep...by G. Mramor

mramor90 wrote 1 week ago: With hands raised let the stars fall on snowy heads, fore they come with no want but want of sleep; … more →

Tags: The Daily Odyssey, World Affairs, Domestic Affairs, Poetry, activism, The Metaphysics Before Us, Art, Images, NYC

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- State Capital, Former Industrial Powerhouse, and City in Transition

David Swedkowski wrote 1 week ago: The city of Harrisburg sits along the Susquehanna River about a hundred miles from Philadelphia, and … more →

Tags: Pennsylvania Travels, American History, Central Pennsylvania, Commun, Community Planning, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, historic architecture, Historic Downtown

Is There a 'Lawyer Bubble'?

TIME Contributor wrote 2 weeks ago: A new book by a former litigator at Kirkland & Ellis, one of the nation’s largest law firm … more →

Tags: Business & Tech, Case Study, Economy, Law, U. S., Law School, lawyer bubble, Steven Harper

Chattanooga, Tennessee: Reinventing the "Dynamo of Dixie"

David Swedkowski wrote 2 weeks ago: Tonight’s pictures come from 2012′s Spring trip to the South, from the great city of Cha … more →

Tags: Southern Travels, 21st Century Waterfront Plan, Appalachian Mountains, Chattanooga, Community Planning, Dynamo of Dixie, sustainability, Tennessee, Tennessee Aquarium

Viewpoint: Don't Let the Boston Bombing Take Away Our Privacy Rights

TIME Contributor wrote 2 weeks ago: The Boston attacks largely confirmed what we already knew about surveillance cameras. They don … more →

Tags: Crime, national security, Politics, U. S., ACLU, Boston Marathon Bombings, Surveillance Cameras, Terrorism

Mean Free Path by M. Pitter

Michael wrote 2 weeks ago: Usually, there will be a tomorrow tomorrow as there was a yesterday yesterday. Each day expanding an … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Domestic Affairs, Editorial, Education, NYC, Opinion, The Daily Odyssey, The Metaphysics Before Us, Travel

Viewpoint: Want Safer Drivers? Embrace, Don't Ban, Technology

TIME Contributor wrote 2 weeks ago: The federal government’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced guideline … more →

Tags: Business & Tech, Gadgets, Internet, Law, U. S., drivers, Driving, driving technology, Drunk Driving

New Availability of Plan B Makes Philadelphia Abortion Doc an Anachronism

TIME Contributor wrote 2 weeks ago: Kermit Gosnell — the doctor who is on trial for killing a patient, four newborn babies, and performi … more →

Tags: Crime, health & science, Life Style, Medicine, Public Health, Society, U. S., Kermit Gosnell, late-term abotion

Polish Churches in Chicago: Beautiful Catholic Architecture

David Swedkowski wrote 3 weeks ago: As promised last night, I include some pictures of Chicago’s Polish churches.  These structure … more →

Tags: Midwestern Travels, American Polonia, Avondale, Catholic, Catholic Church, Chicago, Ethnic Neighborhoods, Holy Trinity Chicago, Jefferson Park

Clearfield, Pennsylvania

David Swedkowski wrote 3 weeks ago: Today’s pictures come from the borough of Clearfield, seat of the county of the same name, in … more →

Tags: Pennsylvania Travels, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, Community Planning, Pennsylvania County Seat

Welcome to our Celebration of America

David Swedkowski wrote 3 weeks ago: Greetings and Welcome, However you’ve come to my page, thanks for finding it.  Hope you enjoy … more →

Tags: Architecture, Community Planning

11 Cities Divesting From Fossil Fuels! : )

John Loeffler wrote 3 weeks ago: Two of those cities are in my home state of Wisconsin! That makes me happy! Ask your local leaders i … more →

Tags: American, Americans, Big Oil, divest, fossil fuels, Fracking, greed, hydraulic fracturing or "fracking", money

The Illusion of the 'Gifted' Child

TIME Contributor wrote 3 weeks ago: When news broke late last week that behemoth education company Pearson had bungled the scoring of st … more →

Tags: Children, Education, Life Style, U. S., Academics, admissions, Gifted and Talented, gifted programs, Gifted Students

America The Fallen: 24 Signs That Our Once Proud Cities Are Turning Into Poverty-Stricken Hellholes

WWW.OLDUVAI.CA wrote 3 weeks ago: America The Fallen: 24 Signs That Our Once Proud Cities Are Turning Into Poverty-Stricken Hellholes. … more →

Tags: Economic, N. America, Economics, Debt, Economy, New York Times, Detroit, Chicago, poverty

Two Degrees of Separation from a Bomber

TIME Contributor wrote 4 weeks ago: We spent a tense hour last Monday checking Facebook and Twitter to account for all 400 of our studen … more →

Tags: Business & Tech, Crime, Internet, national security, social networking, U. S., Boston Bombings, Cambridge, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

The Boston Bombing: Should Cameras Now Be Everywhere?

TIME Contributor wrote 4 weeks ago: After the death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the capture of his brother Dzhokhar, some lawmakers began c … more →

Tags: Case Study, Crime, Law, national security, Politics, Society, U. S., War & Terrorism, Bombing

Should Parents Ask Other Parents About Guns in the Home?

TIME Contributor wrote 1 month ago: The other day, the father of a classmate of my son’s called to ask if he could join a group of … more →

Tags: Children, Crime, Family, U. S., children and guns, Gun Control, Guns, Shootings


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