The following was written by guest blogger Michael Kovick and first appeared as a letter to the editor in The Floyd Press, July 26, 2012. Kovick is a musician and an active member of Floyd UBAN, a citizens formed group named for the goal of keeping a 30 year statewide ban on uranium mining in […]
Signs found at Occupy Wall Street and other occupations around the country Due to the recent budget cuts the light at the end of the tunnel has been cut off. I can’t afford to buy a politician so I bought this sign. I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one. If you don’t understand […]
~The following appeared in The Floyd Press on October 20, 2011 A group of citizens gathered in the Warren Lineberry Park Saturday to show their support for Occupy Wall Street (OWS), the ongoing protest of corporate greed and influence that began in New York City four weeks ago. Rallies in solidarity of the OWS protesters […]
On Saturday my sister Kathy (pictured in photo 4) attended the Rally to Save the American Dream at the statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, joining the ranks of citizens around the country who are standing with Wisconsin and other states where Republican governors are continuing to give tax breaks to corporations and the very rich—while cutting […]
The shock has nearly worn off. The news I didn’t want to hear. I’ve followed the human health and environmental devastation caused by uranium mining on tribal lands for a few decades. I’ve written letters to the editor against nuclear power because there is no safe way to store the radioactive waste left behind, toxic […]
My favorite post-election column title is one by authors Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson: Giving the Keys Back to the Folks Who Crashed the Car. But it’s not just our country’s economy that’s been derailed, got back on the track, and is now set to be pushed off before gaining any momentum. Slow progress made […]
As an Independent who votes Democratic because they represent my views on women’s rights, civil rights, labor rights, and the environment better than their counterparts, I often disagree with my Republican friends but can understand and respect their conservative views. What I can’t understand (and what I have only disdain for) are the far right […]
From our friend Timmy’s large flat screen TV in Sarasota, Florida, I watched Inauguration Day while Joe and Timmy (who only watched the start of it) played golf. Like the Academy Awards or an elaborate royal wedding, the pomp, pageantry and history had me glued to my front row comfy chair seat. That’s Joe in […]
As soon as I reached the four-way intersection to make the turn to the Floyd County High School where I vote, I could tell it wasn’t an ordinary day. There were cars coming from two other directions with blinkers flashing, signaling that we were all converging to the same destination. When I took the turn […]
The following was published in The Floyd Press on October 30, 2008 and at the FP online HERE. A Democratic fundraising rally for the Barack Obama/Joe Biden presidential campaign was held at the Sun Hall on Friday night. “The 9th District could prove to play a pivotal role in the November Presidential Election,” said local […]
I was doing home respite care for a Wall Residences client, so I let my friend Mara stand in the rain in a line that wound around the Roanoke Civic Center to hear Barack Obama for me. She called periodically with updates. She was with her soon-to-be 11 year old daughter Kyla, who took the […]
A couple of weeks ago I posted a series of comments made by Republican commentators and politicians questioning John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin for his running mate. While both Republicans and non-Repulbicans have been questioning Palin’s qualifications, when it comes to McCain they are primarily concerned about his volatile temper and his lack of […]
