“Cancer Fears Me.” These three words strung together have the audacity to put the “C” word in its place. It’s original and pretty simple really: Cancer Fears Me. Powerful words for a mother of three to come up with as she shuffles her children to and from various activities. This is not just any mother […]
A Guilty Catholic’s Hope For How The Pope Can Change The World
When I was a kid I remember going to church. I think Christians, despite their current commitment or denomination, remember how impossible it was to sit still in church. It got easier through repetition and maturity. Once you got to be about eight or nine, we all started to pay attention and things got easier. […]
There’s a Doctor in the House: Ron Paul Visits Goucher College
Standing in line in the Rosenberg Gallery, (the Gallery makes up the lobby for the Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College) I was waiting for a friend. A friend I had made just two weeks earlier at the same venue, while listening to former General Counsel of the U.S. Navy, Alberto Mora. I was one person […]
The Iraq Conflict by the Numbers
4,023: The number of dead U.S. G.I.s and Marines as of 04.07.08 http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ 296,281: The number of U.S. wounded as of 04.07.08 http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ 1,194,935: Iraqi deaths due to U.S Invasion http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html 3,884: The number of dead U.S. G.I.s and Marines since “Mission Accomplished” http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ $506 Billion: Cost of Iraqi Conflict http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home $341.4 Million: Cost of […]
Are You Suffering From Smurf Syndrome? Take Dr. Dagger’s Medication Side Effect Quiz
You’ve seen it before. An elderly couple sitting on the beach, holding hands, gazing at the sunset, reveling in their restored health thanks to a few magic pills. The tone of the narrator changes as he starts rattling off side effects for the newest wonder drug at blazing speeds. “…can cause a very disfiguring blue-grey […]
Predictable Outcome: Another Blown Winter Weather Forecast in Maryland
I’ve stocked up on milk, bread and toilet paper. I have gasoline in the generator. I’ve backed the truck onto to the driveway and brought the snow shovel in from the shed. I’m ready for the winter storm that will be “dumping 2-4 inches of snow across the area beginning after midnight tonight.” I’m watching […]
Of Civil Unions and Civil Rights: Gay Fathers Testify in Annapolis
A cold wind whips through Annapolis on a Monday night, but the crowd is untouched. Several hundred people gather next to the Governor’s Mansion for a demonstration. Every ten feet or so someone holds up a sign with a district number. Police orbit the crowd waiting for trouble, but mostly giving directions. It looks like […]
Saying Goodbye to the Year of the Pig
2007, year of the pig. Lest we forget, in this time of times, these things that may well be forgotten, and in no particular order: 1. America woke up and noticed that its infrastructure was collapsing – in July during a New York City steam explosion and then again in August when a highway bridge […]
