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  • Impact of Online news to People of Jamaica
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Jamaican culture is very diverse, simply because it has been inhabited by several different groups of people throughout the course of time, it is an independent nation and a wonderfully diverse island paradise making it a perfect travel vacation Jamaica. However one need not feel that they will be...
  • A Decade of Disastrous Conflict and the Emergence of Peace – What Prospect lies for Sierra Leone in 2007?
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Over the past decade Sierra Leone has undergone a tumultuous era which consisted of the stubborn restoration of democratic rule.  In 1996 the NPRC junta reluctantly handed power to Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah – about nine months later to the shock of the nation, rebel elements and some secti...
  • Schwarzenegger to cut Domestic Violence Budget?
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Today, I have received several emails about Governor Schwarzenegger cutting the domestic violence budget form local coalitions and shelters. However, in reading his budget cuts on the Governors website, I did not see that he cut the dv budget. (See below) If Governor Schwarzenegger does cut the dv...
  • Governor Schwarzeneger is right about cutting DV funding
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment1 Comment Comments
    Okay, with all the chaos floating around about how wrong Governor Schwarzenegger is for cutting or vetoing Domestic Violence funding all together I have to say he is right on point.  I never thought I would agree, however, I am coming from the victim point of view. I reached out to get help from ...
  • National Health Insurance – Is There A Middle Ground?
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    The debate over national health insurance extends well beyond the issues of economics and political ideology. Rising costs, rising numbers of uninsured citizens, negative impact on families and businesses, and poor outcomes make the debate over healthcare reform one of the most important issues on...
  • Dear Activist
    By JR on July 31st, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Response to an email from a well known activist Leader…. I got your plan. I read it. It isn’t going to work. I can say this with all surety because I’ve been watching it – not work – for a long time. I understand peoples emotional attachment to their own ideas. In thi...
  • Why Pakistan was ignored ?… India and China invited by President.Obama to attend the Annual G-8 Summit 2009 at Italy?
    By JR on July 30th, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Fleshy bones being thrown towards India by the US .The recent events and developments between the two, amply confirms that US is appeasing India. The generous and extreme importance US is extending to India while overlooking its strongest ally, Pakistan in the war against terror. For instance the...
  • Is North Korea a Real Threat to Nuclear Peace
    By JR on July 29th, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    The end of the month always seems to arrive many days after the end of your paycheck.  Your mortgage is going up again due to your A.R.M. interest rate change and your car needs four new tires.  Not to mention that the dentist has just informed you that your daughter needs braces and your son wa...
  • Much Ado about Public Health Insurance Plan
    By JR on July 29th, 2009 | Comments Off Comments
    Without delving into the complexity of arguments for and against the President Barack Obama’s inclination to introduce the public health insurance plan or rather an alternative to the exclusively privately run health insurance in the country, the reality at hand is that without an iota of doubt ...