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Francis Levy

Sardinia Journal: Alghero

Francis Levy | August 22, 2016 | Travel
If you want to see a carousel that's propelled by a bicyclist who high fives screaming children as he pedals then visit Alghero one of the two main cities of the Island of Sardinia. On the same main square, Piazza Sulis, you can also...
John A. Tures

Why Americans Win More Olympic Games Under Democratic Presidents Than The GOP

John A. Tures | August 22, 2016 | Politics
The Hillary Clinton campaign has wrapped itself in the performance of the U.S. Olympians, while Donald Trump has largely ignored the glory. It may not be a coincidence, as American athletes are much more likely to win gold medals and the Olympic Summer Games medal count when a Democrat is...
Soren Petersen

Life Inspiring Dream Car

Soren Petersen | August 22, 2016 | Impact
Heroes, stories and imagery may have inspired humans to overcome insurmountable obstacles but for me, it was the Lamborghini Countach LP400S. This car has and continues to move me through challenges and helps me to come out stronger on the other end. Many...
William Bradley

Hillary Clinton's Gauntlet: Emerging Trouble Spots and the Trump Turnaround

William Bradley | August 21, 2016 | Media
Hillary Clinton has a very challenging gauntlet to run in order to win a presidential race that so many in the media imagine to be in the bag. Despite all the advantages she has had the past two months, including endless screw-ups by Donald Trump and his crew of freebooters...
David Hinckley

Final Thought on Olympics TV Coverage: How About One Show That Just Covered, Um, Sports?

David Hinckley | August 21, 2016 | Entertainment
After 16 days and approximately 482,394 hours of Olympics coverage on several thousand platforms, I have to say this about NBC and the Summer Games: More was less. It was all there, somewhere, every minute of every event, and that's fine. It's...
Mark Green

"The New Trump"? Or is Character Destiny? (See "The New Nixon")

Mark Green | August 21, 2016 | Politics
Trump begins the week with the WSJ urging the RNC to cut him loose if he can't turn around his floundering campaign by Labor Day...and ends it with the Bannon-Manafort shuffle. Cooke & Lamarche laugh off the chance he can stop scratching his attention-getting-disorder itch. GOP prospects Nov. 9?
Jennifer S. White

I Know Kindergarten Isn't A Big Deal -- Except For That It Is

Jennifer S. White | August 21, 2016 | Parents
I know -- it's just kindergarten. I logically know she'll love it and that it's a relatively easy first step in the many things that wait ahead for her, and for us. I know it's not that big of a deal. Except for that it is.
Jeremy Kuzmarov

Foreign Policy Reform Urgent Task for Brand New Congress

Jeremy Kuzmarov | August 21, 2016 | Politics
Bernie Sanders supporters have started a grassroots initiative to transform the U.S. Congress in a more progressive direction by 2018, advocating a platform of economic equality, climate justice, civil rights, criminal justice reform and fair trade, according to The Nation. Strong emphasis should also be placed by...
Iris Ruth Pastor

The Best Kick-Ass Anniversary Present Ever

Iris Ruth Pastor | August 21, 2016 | Fifty
I remember when my dad turned 80 and his children and grandchildren chipped in and bought him a very expensive leather briefcase, embossed with his three initials. We didn't really think about it, other than that his old one was tattered and stained. My dad, on the other hand, was ecstatic.
Alexandra Billings

An Open Letter To The Divine Bette Midler

Alexandra Billings | August 21, 2016 | Queer Voices
I cannot take my transness off, Ms. Midler, and it has taken me 54 years of survival through centuries of violence and suicides, to finally make friends with my past. And I will not be the butt of your jokes simply because you cannot take the time to write from a place of truth, instead of a place of fear.
Joe Peyronnin

Clinton's Lead Is More Fragile Than You Think

Joe Peyronnin | August 21, 2016 | Politics
Clinton has maintained a strong lead in recent polls, and has been pulling ahead in several key battleground states. She is also doing well with women and minorities. But likely voters view neither candidate favorably.
Stephen Rosa

3 Ways the Olympics Could Truly Help the Refugee Crisis

Stephen Rosa | August 21, 2016 | Business
Perhaps the best feel good story of the Rio Olympic Games is the refugee team. Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), told the world, "These refugees have no home, no team, no flag, no national anthem. We will offer them...
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Trump Peddles The Plantation Myth About Blacks And Democrats

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | August 21, 2016 | Politics
The GOP never tires of pitching the line in a presidential election year that the Democrats take black votes for granted and do absolutely nothing in return for those votes. The line goes that the Democrats' alleged job killing, tout of entitlements, promotion of dependency and mind-numbing damp down of...
Thomas Kuegler

How To Travel Across The Country On $450 Per Week

Thomas Kuegler | August 21, 2016 | Travel
I'm 23 years old, I have student debt, and I did a road trip across the United States. Technically it all shouldn't make sense, but somehow it worked for me. I'm going to give you an inside look at what my expenses were on the road trip I...
Leslie Sisman

Popcorn Preview: Is That You?

Leslie Sisman | August 21, 2016 | Entertainment
Is That You? (2014) Cast includes: Alon Aboutboul (The Dark Knight Rises), Rani Blair (Shvita), Naruna Kaplan de Macedo (Senses) Director: Dani Menkin (Je T'aime, I Love You Terminal) Genre: Drama (81 minutes) Mostly English with parts in Hebrew with subtitles "Testing 1-2-3." "What about that clapboard...
Cynthia Dill

Is Lochte A Trump Bro?

Cynthia Dill | August 21, 2016 | Politics
How much do you want to bet that Ryan Lochte is a Donald Trump supporter? He's got the hair for it, right? Lochte's blue locks with Trump's red pelt and the white hair of Roger Ailes will look so beautiful on stage at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida,...
Dr. Travis Bradberry

9 Habits Of Highly Emotionally Intelligent People

Dr. Travis Bradberry | August 21, 2016 | Healthy Living
How much of an impact does emotional intelligence (EQ) have on your personal and professional success? The short answer is: a lot! It's a powerful way to focus your energy in one direction with a tremendous result.
Clarence B. Jones

Trump Ask "What Have You Got To Lose!?"

Clarence B. Jones | August 21, 2016 | Black Voices
Establishment leaders of the Democratic Party cannot distance themselves and say they have had or have no political responsibility for the continuation of some of the worst conditions extant within several of our communities.
Amelia

When My Son Met Another Out LGBTQ Kid On The First Day Of Middle School

Amelia | August 21, 2016 | Queer Voices
If I watched a movie or a TV show where a conversation like that happened, I would probably roll my eyes at the too-perfectness, the fakeness, of it all. But it did happen, and it made my kid's first day of middle school awesome.
Lev Raphael

Why I'm Not Reading Caleb Carr's New Novel

Lev Raphael | August 21, 2016 | Books
It's been a long time since I read The Alienist which I found absorbing and beautifully written, so I was intrigued to see a review of his latest book by crime writer Michael Connelly. Then I started reading the review. Carr's...