The working life (the story of my grandfather, part II)

Paradise revisited, then lost (the story of my grandfather, part I))

Homeless in America: Hope amid Hopelessness

Behind every gun is a story
President Obama says we shouldn't jump to conclusions about the shooting deaths at Fort Hood. It's understandable, however, what many people's first impulses might be.There is anger. There were calls of revenge. Worse yet, however, there are feelings of deceit.The

What can be done about health care?
If you don't understand health care, then maybe you should see somebody who is sick.Like Kimberly Green.She's had breast cancer for more than three years. Her treatment costs $6,000 a month. Without it, she said, "I would die."Myself, Kimberly, some fellow bloggers and health practitioners got

Give her health insurance, or give her...
When it comes to health care, Kimberly Green doesn't get it.Oh, don't think for a minute she doesn't know anything about sickness. She's had breast cancer for more than three years. She's had highs and lows, but she knows that wellness can only last for so long when you have stage 4 cancer.Green - like the m

Bringing changes to the mind
Glenn Close, in a film directed by Ron Howard, has marked the launch of the "Bring Change 2 Mind" campaign, a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the toll of the stigma associated with mental illness in our communities.Mental health professionals have partnered with Close and "Bring Chan

Hope isn't a dangerous thing
Every time I hear of more job losses, or I see more reports of a failing economy, I think back to when I was a kid, and I had dreams of being a best-selling book author by the age of 23. Or I was going to make enough money to buy the Mets and turn them into the Yankees, and spend my senior years in a box by the dugout, with my