by John Curtis | Dec 25, 2013 | John's Blog
Most of us bought gifts and received gifts. Some only received, from a charity, like “Sharing and Caring Hands”. Sharing and Caring Hands has been active on the west side of Minneapolis for 29 years. It was founded by Mary Jo Copeland and receives no government...
by John Curtis | Dec 18, 2013 | John's Blog
Why did my day go so well or why did my day go so bad? Do we shrug it off as it is the way it is? Do we contemplate the whys and the hows? Do we plow ahead oblivious to our surroundings? Do we blame others or give them credit for how we feel? Many years ago I came...
by John Curtis | Dec 11, 2013 | John's Blog
Apartheid evolved from the Colonial System that was prevalent throughout the world. The fear of the majority by the minority has always created abuse of power. The spotlight on South Africa this week because of the death of Nelson Mandela, has brought the World to...
by John Curtis | Dec 4, 2013 | John's Blog
“Three strikes you’re out”, comes from American baseball lingo. This statute, where one convicted of 3 felonies earned a life sentence in prison, was first introduced as legislation in Texas in 1974. The Supreme Court upheld the statute in the case “Rummel verses...
by John Curtis | Nov 27, 2013 | John's Blog
“You ask how did we get here with Obamacare?” First of all, he won the election twice, and though we have a disaster of a roll out by his underlings, the premise of “healthcare for all Americans is a good idea”, according to Warren Buffet. We are the only rich...
by John Curtis | Nov 19, 2013 | John's Blog
The “I got mine crowd” has been very busy lately. Once again they have blocked new judges for the federal circuit court in the Washington D.C. area. It does not matter that the area is undermanned and over loaded with work. They are woman or minority candidates...
by John Curtis | Nov 13, 2013 | John's Blog
What do most states have in common with public pensions? The states have unfunded obligations to their state employees of near $1 Trillion. Prior to the 2008 fiscal crisis, investment funds for public pensions were earning 7 to 8 per cent on their investments. ...
by John Curtis | Nov 6, 2013 | John's Blog
It was an idyllic, sunny and typical day in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on 9-13-1977. I had just finished a flight lesson with Tanaka, a private pilot student from Japan, when a phone call from my friend Albert, on the Hilo side of the island of Hawaii, alerted me to a...
by John Curtis | Oct 29, 2013 | John's Blog
Reactionaries. What are they. Reactionaries are those identified to support a return to a previous state or status quo. According to Russ Buchanan, there are four forms of social movements, Revolutionary, Revisionary, Conservative, and Reactionary. Revolution is...
by John Curtis | Oct 23, 2013 | John's Blog
What does the Tea Party stand for? Originally, members advocated a strict adherence to the U.S. constitution, reducing spending, taxes, federal debt, and the budget deficit. This attracted conservative republicans, libertarians, and populists. Their slogan was...
