This past Saturday, November 21st, was National Adoption Day. A day meant to raise awareness of the children in foster care waiting to find permanent families. This is a great cause worthy of broad support but here in Florida the holiday came and went...]]> Last Thursday, Politico reported that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has been offering coverage for elective abortions in their employee insurance plans since 1991—which as Politico points out is "a procedure the party’s own platf...]]> I remember as a teenager in 1991 being stunned after hearing about the case of Cheryl Summerville who was fired from a Cracker Barrel in Georgia for not demonstrating "normal heterosexual values" or as the separation notice read:  “This emp...]]> Yes, it is that time of year again. Good ole' Columbus Day. The man who is one of the only two people to have a national holiday named after him in the U.S., at least since Washington's and Lincoln's birthday were combined into Presidents day. But bef...]]> This week the Supreme Court dismissed, without comment, the case of Barr v. LaFon, a free-speech case centered on a student's right or lack thereof to wear clothing decorated with the Confederate flag. William Bount High School in Maryville, TN banned...]]> Not too long ago someone told me that "many people don't feel health care needs to be reformed" and while I accept that someone may have differences with how to reform health care I am incredulous that anyone would think the status quo is acceptable. ...]]> I was asked to write about the tea party anti-tax protests that occurred on Saturday. I am not going to talk about how many people were or were not there nor am I going to provide a photo montage of the oft times racist signs that we've seen in the pa...]]> As I listened to President Obama give his speech on education I began to ponder what that meant exactly. What is the purpose of education in this country? As a pre-service social science teacher I all too often hear that history, civics and the humani...]]> Former head of the Department of Homeland Security Tom Ridge's, upcoming book, The Test of our Times: America Under Siege…and How We Can Be Safe Again contains the following tidbits of information:"Ridge was never invited to sit in on National ...]]> Okay, here is the deal. If you are attempting to stop healthcare reform for fear of SOCIALISM then I would like you to sign the petition I created to pledge your support to refuse to use the Medicare you already have or to promise to never sign up for...]]>