Can Your Child Drown Days After Leaving the Pool?
The family of a four-year-old boy who died nearly a week after going swimming is warning parents about a rare condition called “dry drowning”. According to family, the child had shown symptoms of a...
View ArticleRecharge to be in Charge
So many of us have busy schedules and deadlines to meet that sleep is often the first thing we let go. Yet, all those “late to bed, early to rise” days can have serious consequences. Sleep is...
View ArticleAct Today to Stop H.R. 1215 from Destroying Your Rights
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on the “Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017” or H.R. 1215. I, as well as others here, have written about H.R.1215 in the past, but for those...
View ArticleHouse Passes the Protecting Access To Care Act, but It’s Not Too Late To Be...
Yesterday, I penned “Act Today to Stop H.R. 1215 from Destroying Your Rights.” Hours later, the House passed H.R. 1215 by a vote of 218 to 210. The bill now heads to the Senate for review. Putting...
View ArticleVatican Cardinal Pell Charged With Historical Sexual Assault Offenses
Cardinal George Pell, one of the most senior members of the Catholic Church and Pope Francis’ chief financial adviser, has brought the church’s child sex abuse scandal right into the heart of the...
View ArticleMore News on Vatican Cardinal Pell
I was just contacted by Simon Barrett of Blogger News who has written an account of the Cardinal Pell abuse allegations entitled “Cardinal Pell-Naughty Priest?” Mr. Barrett asked me for a comment....
View ArticleTrump and “Betrayal of Justice”: Comparisons of an Unhinged Fictional...
Today is Independence Day, and America, sadly, seems to have forgotten its roots, its values and its Constitution. And this memory lapse is being spearheaded by the increasingly unstable anti-American...
View ArticleCocaine Found in Raid at Vatican Apartment is the Latest Scandal to Rock the...
It is no secret that the Vatican has been sweeping the issue of pedophilia under the rug for many years. As many of my readers know, I provide a vivid, albeit fictional, account of the Church’s...
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Supreme Court Decision Rules Grandparents are Family
In yesterday’s news, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s effort to ban travelers from six mostly Muslim countries who have family members already here. (Seriously? Why did we...
View ArticleInjuries and Deaths Raise Questions About On-Set Safety
Back in the early days of Hollywood, a lack of regulation led to many on-set accidents and deaths. The alarming frequency of incidents led to safety protocols, but despite these regulations, making...
View ArticleRoombas Could Soon Be A Surveillance Drone In Your Home
The Roomba robotic vacuum has been whizzing across floors for years, but its future may lie more in collecting data than dirt. – Reuters Roomba® is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold...
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The Art of Presenting the Deal
Yesterday was another a big day for ‘Trump’ news. It has been uncovered that shortly after taking office, Trump called the President of Mexico and begged him to stop publicly stating that Mexico will...
View ArticleMinnesota Governor Calls Mosque Bombing ‘Act of Terrorism,’ and the White House?
While the FBI continues to search for a perpetrator who threw an improvised explosive device through a window of an imam’s office at the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Whitehouse...
View ArticleMichael Moore: One Thing
My wife and I are spending a little time in New York City. There are many things to love (or not love) about New York, but our favorite place is Broadway; we love the theatre. Monday evening we had the...
View ArticleIs Your Child the Victim of Bullying and How to Know
According to a 2012 school safety study, only 40% of bullying incidents are reported to an adult. This is probably due to fears of backlash, humiliation, and social isolation. The U.S. Department of...
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Are you prepared for the Total Eclipse?
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to at least a partial eclipse of the sun. However, the thin path of totality (showing the full eclipse) will pass through portions of 14...
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Back to School Safety: Home and Back Again – Part Two
Bullying in the Palm of your Hand Physical and verbal bullying have been around forever, and cyberbullying has become increasingly common since the dawn of the internet. Over the past decade, however,...
View ArticleBack to School Safety: Home and Back Again – Part Three
Recess Safety – Prevention at the Playground Recess is an essential time for a child’s physical, social, and academic development. It is a means of staying active, making friends, and getting a nice...
View ArticleNever Forget!
As we commemorate the 16th anniversary of 9/11 attack that rattled our nation to its core, I hope that everyone will stop, if only for a moment, and remember all those who lost their lives that day. As...
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