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May 25

MEMORIAL DAY Special

Remembering Americans Who Lost their Lives for America Parents Mourn Hero Son Killed in Vietnam, 1968 Mark Edward Vanderheid was born in Tonawanda, New York, on February 11, 1949. Four months after his 20th birthday, and only six months after he arrived in South Vietnam in 1968, Vanderheid, a U.S…

Memorial Day

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MEMORIAL DAY Special
MEMORIAL DAY Special
Memorial Day

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May 14

On Mother’s Day

Christina Gehrig, the Iron Horse’s Iron-Fisted Mom Lou Gehrig had two women in his life, his mother Christina and his wife Eleanor. Had the two been able to get along, the personal life of the legendary New York Yankees ballplayer and Hall of Famer would have been less stressful. During…

Baseball

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On Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day
Baseball

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May 5

California Housing:

Newsom’s Reality Check The race to pave over what little remains of California’s open space continues. In 2017, then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed “15 good bills,” as he put it, to ease the persistent affordable housing shortage in California. Brown, surrounded by advocates and real estate barons, said: “It is a big challenge. …

Housing

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California Housing:
California Housing:
Housing

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May 5

More Visas in 2023

Bad News for U.S. Students, Tech Workers A United Nations report predicted that India will surpass China with the dubious distinction of becoming the world’s most populous nation. India is projected to add 3 million more people by mid-year which will push its total population to 1.4286 billion, 2.9 million more than China’s 1.4257 billion. Another somber…

Visas And Work Permits

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More Visas in 2023
More Visas in 2023
Visas And Work Permits

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Apr 27

Child Labor

The Long, Criminally Abetted Journey from the Border to the Slaughterhouse Child labor has returned with a vengeance; today’s unscrupulous employers rely on it with indifference and inconceivable cruelty. Not since the 1880s when Southern and Eastern Europe provided a new pool of child workers has underage employment been so…

Child Labor

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Child Labor
Child Labor
Child Labor

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Apr 21

On Earth Day, Colorado Chooses Sprawl

“The first law of sustainability is that you cannot sustain population growth; you cannot sustain growth in the rates of consumption of resources. That’s just arithmetic — it is not debatable.” From coast-to-coast, concerned citizens have formed “Save our Neighborhood” organizations to protect their communities against relentless, all-consuming development. …

Colorado

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On Earth Day, Colorado Chooses Sprawl
On Earth Day, Colorado Chooses Sprawl
Colorado

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Apr 19

Population Growth Outpaces Housing Starts

The nation’s housing shortage, 6.5 million homes, is an out-of-control crisis, according to CNN’s dire warning last month. Between 2012 and 2022, 15.6 million households were formed. During the same period, 13 million housing units (9 million single-family homes and 4 million multi-family homes) were started. Of the 13 million…

California

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Population Growth Outpaces Housing Starts
Population Growth Outpaces Housing Starts
California

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Apr 17

Cruise Ships Bigger …

But not Better for the Environment The cruise ship industry puts out beguiling advertisements intended to attract more customers on board. …

Cruises

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Cruise Ships Bigger …
Cruise Ships Bigger …
Cruises

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Apr 15

Mickey Mantle’s Regrets

April is Alcohol Awareness Month — In 1994, a year before his death from alcohol-induced cirrhosis, hepatitis C and inoperable liver cancer, Mickey Mantle gave a remorseful interview to Sports Illustrated. The New York Yankees superstar center fielder and first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee recounted his life as an alcoholic with brutal candor. …

Alcohol Awareness Month

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Mickey Mantle’s Regrets
Mickey Mantle’s Regrets
Alcohol Awareness Month

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Mar 31

China is Perpetrating the ‘Greatest Transfer of Wealth in Human History’

Customs and Border Protection agents have identified individuals from more than 150 nations attempting, mostly successfully, to enter the United States. Among those aliens, the Chinese are arriving in increasingly large numbers. The journey for these Chinese is thousands of miles long, costly and dangerous — one that few would…

China

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China is Perpetrating the ‘Greatest Transfer of Wealth in Human History’
China is Perpetrating the ‘Greatest Transfer of Wealth in Human History’
China

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Syndicated columnist Joe Guzzardi writes about American baseball history and immigration issues.

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