Perspective of the Universe

By OcJim How do we put the universe perspective into our insular lives? All we have to do is wrap ourselves around that perspective. For example, of the 5 fundamental cosmic constituents, dark energy, dark matter, atomic matter, light and neutrinos, we are made from atomic matter, which is…

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Fracking Crazy

By Jim Hoover Flaming faucets, poisoned water, chemical burns, and even earthquakes could be a legacy of Dick Cheney, our last Vice President of the United States. His secretive energy agreement with energy company big-wigs during  Bush's first term still does widespread damage to Americans; but one corrosive practice…

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Death of a Planet

By OcJim Feckless Republicans and mealy-mouthed Democrats are willing to forsake the livelihood, indeed the future of the planet, for a comparatively few shekels and short-term comfort. To justify their impersonation of viable human beings, many say that climate change, supported by 99% of the world’s scientists, is a…

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The Rich: Red Rover, Send Grover!

By OcJim Grover Norquist is an American lobbyist, conservative activist and founder of Americans for Tax Reform. Most Republicans have signed his pledge not to raise taxes under any circumstances. Where does that leave us? When Republicans have a majority in the House and the means to hamstring any…

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Alan Turing. Lover. Legend. Victim.

By Paul J. Burgess On June 23rd 1912, in Maida Vale, London, a boy was born who would go on to become a world legend. He was a man without whom you may not be reading this piece by means of computer technology. Without whom the United Kingdom would…

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