What Hate Looks Like: NYC Taxi Driver Slashed Because He’s a Muslim
I knew it would happen; it was not a question of if but when: a New York City taxi driver, Ahmed Sharif, was recently slashed by a passenger because he is a Muslim. You would think that Sharif would...
View ArticlePastor Terry Jones: Byproduct of Christian Protests that Produce UnGodly...
Gutless religious leaders’ collective passivity over the last few months has caused foolishness and mayhem to hook up with unfiltered church-folk ignorance. The South is doubling down on biblical...
View ArticleProtesters in Zuccotti Park – Will This Be Their Valley Forge?
I know lots of people who said the protesters in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan wouldn’t last beyond Columbus Day, but they are as wrong as those people who once said that the Beatles were just a fad...
View ArticleVice Capades: NYC to Gamble on Temperance
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sure a funny guy. He’s so concerned with the health of the citizenry that, on the heels of campaigns targeting sugary drinks and smoking, he wants to cut back...
View ArticleThe Giants Receive Keys to NYC and a Ticker-Tape Parade
Today’s parade for the Super Bowl XLVI championship New York Giants team began promptly at 1:00 P.M. as planned, and it culminated at City Hall in New York City. The weather was beautiful, tons of...
View ArticleNew York Mayor Bloomberg Seeks Ban On Super-Sized Sodas
Mayor Bloomberg is taking aggressive steps to ban super-sized sodas with more than 16 ounces of sugar per serving. Ostensibly, the reason is the connection between sugar and obesity. Although some...
View ArticleBloomberg Proposes Electric Vehicle Parking Expansion
New York Mayor Bloomberg has decided to build an extensive infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the boroughs of NYC. There are powerful trends driving this decision. For...
View ArticleNew York City Appeals Tingling Decision
Mayor Bloomberg has petitioned the court of appeals to reinstate the ban on supersize sodas previously lifted by the state Supreme Court. A NYC lawyer argued that the ban is supported by decades of...
View ArticleNew York City’s New Campaign Against Sugary Drinks
With summer rapidly approaching, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has kicked off a “Pouring On the Pounds” ad campaign through the NYC Department of Health to encourage the public to drink only...
View ArticleThe Sandy Aftermath: NYC’s Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency
Mayor Michael Bloomberg just announced a Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR). The initiative is intended to be a strategic alliance between the New York State utilities and the...
View ArticleTest Scores for Dummies – And, No, the Kids Are Not the Dumb Ones
A recent report in the NY Daily News indicated that NY State Education Commissioner John King had fired off a note to principals across the city informing them that standardized test scores were going...
View ArticlePastor Terry Jones: Byproduct of Christian Protests that Produce UnGodly...
Gutless religious leaders’ collective passivity over the last few months has caused foolishness and mayhem to hook up with unfiltered church-folk ignorance. The South is doubling down on biblical...
View ArticleProtesters in Zuccotti Park – Will This Be Their Valley Forge?
I know lots of people who said the protesters in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan wouldn’t last beyond Columbus Day, but they are as wrong as those people who once said that the Beatles were just a fad...
View ArticleVice Capades: NYC to Gamble on Temperance
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is sure a funny guy. He’s so concerned with the health of the citizenry that, on the heels of campaigns targeting sugary drinks and smoking, he wants to cut back...
View ArticleThe Giants Receive Keys to NYC and a Ticker-Tape Parade
Today’s parade for the Super Bowl XLVI championship New York Giants team began promptly at 1:00 P.M. as planned, and it culminated at City Hall in New York City. The weather was beautiful, tons of...
View ArticleNew York Mayor Bloomberg Seeks Ban On Super-Sized Sodas
Mayor Bloomberg is taking aggressive steps to ban super-sized sodas with more than 16 ounces of sugar per serving. Ostensibly, the reason is the connection between sugar and obesity. Although some...
View ArticleBloomberg Proposes Electric Vehicle Parking Expansion
New York Mayor Bloomberg has decided to build an extensive infrastructure of electric vehicle charging stations throughout the boroughs of NYC. There are powerful trends driving this decision. For...
View ArticleNew York City Appeals Tingling Decision
Mayor Bloomberg has petitioned the court of appeals to reinstate the ban on supersize sodas previously lifted by the state Supreme Court. A NYC lawyer argued that the ban is supported by decades of...
View ArticlePastor Terry Jones: Byproduct of Christian Protests that Produce UnGodly...
Gutless religious leaders’ collective passivity over the last few months has caused foolishness and mayhem to hook up with unfiltered church-folk ignorance. The South is doubling down on biblical...
View ArticleProtesters in Zuccotti Park – Will This Be Their Valley Forge?
I know lots of people who said the protesters in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan wouldn’t last beyond Columbus Day, but they are as wrong as those people who once said that the Beatles were just a fad...
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