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Category Archives: Business
Build Back Better Is Our Future
After years of droughts, fires, floods, diseases, and the humanitarian crisis at our southern border, Americans are beginning to understand that Global Warming is real and all around us. This year, hurricanes in the Gulf and along the East Coast, … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Business, Climate Change, Democracy, Justice, Mental Health, Politics, Public Health, Science, United States, Weather
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Secrecy Is Killing US
Here are today’s frightening US statistics: 81,000+ Americans dead from the virus. confirmed cases 1,392,000+, new cases reported yesterday 6,533. another way to think about this is our place in the world. We have 4% of the world population, 33% … Continue reading
Posted in Being American, Business, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, labor, Politics, Public Health
Tagged Blogosphere, Coronavirus, CoVID-19, Disease, Elderly, Evidence, Fact, FEMA, Incarcerated, Infirm, Jails and Prisons, Medicaid, Medicare, Murder, Openness, Pandemic, People of Color, politics, PPE, Republicans, Science, Secrecy, Secrets, Silencing Science, SNAP, Social Security, Supreme Court, Taxes, Testing Kits, Transparency, Trump, Vaccine
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GI Bill: A Crash Course in American History
For years I’ve heard the indignant screams of self-proclaimed patriots bellowing about how some people, for some irrational reason, don’t deserve certain benefits or respect bestowed to those other Americans who have “earned” them. These patriots have a growing list of privileges that other folks don’t deserve. Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Business, Citizenship, Ethics and Morality, labor, Politics
Tagged Altruism, Capitalsm, Earning Rights, GI Bill, Self-Reliance, Self-Respect, Veterans
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Belonging
Fellow citizens march down Marquette avenue on their way to demonstrate in front of the Better Business Bureau for a living wage, sick leave, immigration and other issues. Last week I attended a march in downtown Minneapolis. It was late … Continue reading
Bicyclist Builds Virtual Company
Doug Shidell is a bicyclist who rides for pleasure and as a part of daily life, such as going to neighborhood stores. Doug is also a 21st century entrepreneur who discovered through his biking, a niche map making business that … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Blog, Business, Color, Portraits
Tagged 2013, bicycle, Illinois, Iowa, map, Minneapolis, minnesota, photograph, photojournalism, route, Upper Midwest, Wisconsin
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