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The False Choice of Arts Funding

May 9, 2012 By Peter Zerzan Leave a Comment

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Peter Zerzan: What funding arts does is the same as funding research and development — it allows people to develop their creative talents without having to worry about next quarterʼs profits.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Artistic Projects, Bill Maher, Charitable Donations, Comic Book Company, Entertainment History, False Choice, Federal Subsidies, Film Franchises, First Job, Giving Money, Great Depression, Jackson Pollack, Marvel Comics, Mormon Church, Orson Welles, Private Gallery, Profitable Companies, Ronald Lauder, Stan Lee, Swan Lake, Works Progress Administration

American Taliban

May 2, 2012 By Derrick N Ashong Leave a Comment

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Derrick Ashong: Today the rights of women are under assault in the United States by leaders who preach “small government” while practicing the politics of invasive ultrasounds.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Afghanistan Women, American Taliban, Barbarism, Facebook, Female Genital Mutilation, Fluke, Georgetown Law, Ills, Impetus, Living Today, Male Leaders, Mitt Romney, Opinion Leader, Panacea, Rapists, Rights Of Women, Rush Limbaugh, Ultrasounds, Westerners, Women Around The World

Newspaper Classifieds: The Good, the Bad and the Hilarious

March 19, 2012 By Michael Sigman Leave a Comment

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The sad state of newspaper classifieds makes me feel lucky that I worked at LA Weekly during the early ’80s, when the classifieds did more than drive revenue: they said as much about the city’s culture as the cover stories.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Alternative Weeklies, Amateur Drummer, Apartment Rentals, Breast Enhancement, Charles Whitaker, Chicago Reader, Dramatic Declines, Editorial Staffs, Jim Kaplan, Journalism School, LA Weekly, Legendary Record, Mainstream Press, newspaper classifieds, Phone Sex Lines, Proximate Cause, Sad State, Sister Papers, Tool Belt, Village Voice, Web Outlets

Flex Spending Accounts: Use It Or Lose It!

December 18, 2011 By Manisha Thakor 1 Comment

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Manisha Thakor: If you’re a flexible spending account (FSA) user, there’s an easy way for you to get both: take a look at your current FSA account balance and spend down any remaining funds.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Account Balance, Account Time, Appointments, Consumer Awareness, Eye Exams, Financial Stress, Flex Spending Accounts, Flexibility, Flexible Spending Account, Fsa Eligible Expenses, Gaps, Grace Period, Holiday Season, Hr Department, Medical Care, Money, Other Mobile Device, Smart Phone

Death by Healthy Doses

December 7, 2011 By Walter M. Brasch Leave a Comment

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Walter Brasch: Bouldergrass moved from smog-bound Los Angeles to a rural community in scenic green Vermont, gave up alcohol and a two-pack-a-day cigarette habit, and was immediately hospitalized for having too much oxygen in his body.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Arab Woman, Back Injuries, Bad Karma, Bouldergrass, Chador, Cigarette Habit, Crash Diets, Famines, Groin Pulls, Healthy Glow, Heat Exhaustion, Jogging Paths, Jogging Suit, Leg Cramps, Lifting Weights, Pack A Day, Real Man, Revolving Charge Account, Skin Cancer, Sports Pages

Remembering Two-Spirits This Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011 By Rev. Irene Monroe Leave a Comment

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Rev. Irene Monroe: For many Native Americans, Thanksgiving is not a cause of celebration, but rather a National Day of Mourning, remembering the real significance of the first Thanksgiving in 1621 as a symbol of persecution and genocide of Native Americans and the long history of bloodshed with European settlers.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Christian Missionaries, Connectedness, Cultural Insensitivity, European Settlers, Faith Communities, First Thanksgiving In 1621, Gay Community, Gender Expressions, Genocide Of Native Americans, Harvest Time, homophobia, Lgbtq Community, National Celebration, Native American Culture, Pacific News Service, Sexual Identities, Spiritual Significance, Thanksgiving Holiday, Time Of Remembrance, Two Spirits

Is Your Financial Chi Blocked?

November 3, 2011 By Manisha Thakor Leave a Comment

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Manisha Thakor: The most common financial concerns I hear tend to fall into these eight buckets: earn, save, spend, give, invest, protect, reflect, reconnect.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Acupuncture, Balanced Relationship, Blockages, Blown Away, Bodily Organs, Buckets, earning, Extraordinary Vessels, financial chi, Financial Concerns, financial planning, Financial Questions, Fitness Buff, Heartfelt Comments, income, Left Brain, Life Energy, Marla, Money Experts, Money Questions, Neolithic Age, personal finance, spending, Spiritual Harmony, Turning 50

Halloween: Our American Gay Holiday

October 27, 2011 By Rev. Irene Monroe Leave a Comment

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Rev. Irene Monroe: Long before June officially became Gay Pride Month, and October “Coming Out Month” for the LGBTQ community, Halloween was unofficially our yearly celebrated “holiday,” dating as far back at the 1970s when it was a massive annual street party in San Francisco’s Castro district.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: All Saints Day, Ancient Celtic Festival, Castro District, Celebrated Holiday, Celtic Festival Samhain, Cnn, David Frum, Gay Bisexual Transgender, Gay Holiday, Gay Pride, Greenwich Village, Halloween Street, Hallows Day, Judy Grahn, Kugelmass, Lesbian Poet, Lgbtq Community, Pride Festivals, Self Fulfillment, Sexy Nurse

Vietnam’s Students Flock to English Class

October 20, 2011 By Jim Rhodes 9 Comments

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Jim Rhodes: The zeal of students like Thao is the rule and not the exception throughout Vietnam. Parents and grandparents will sacrifice to the point of going hungry to provide a proper English education for their child or grandchild.

Filed Under: The Media Tagged With: Animal Planet, Apollo School, Detroit Texas, discovery channel, Disney Channel, Dusty Rhodes, English Translations, Fashion Tv, Football Soccer, Girl Bands, Manchester United, Mental Energies, Mini History, Movies With English Subtitles, Rain Delay, Soccer Rugby, South American Football, Television Programming, Texas Baseball Playoffs, Vietnamese Language

Common-Sense Reforms Could Improve FSAs

September 3, 2011 By Manisha Thakor Leave a Comment

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Manisha Thakor: It’s time for Congress and the Administration to simply allow consumers to cash out and pay taxes on their remaining FSA balance at the end of the plan year or to roll over any unused amounts to a future year.

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