View From Here: Seeing Clearly Now

View From Here: Seeing Clearly Now: Johnny Nash released his song  I Can See Clearly Now in 1972. With the dark clouds gone, a bright sunny day, he could see clearly now. T...

View From Here: Finding Answers

View From Here: Finding Answers: Here I sit. At a keyboard. The same keyboard layout I learned in high school (10 th grade?). Through the years I became a whiz on the ty...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: A brief post today. Something to think about for sure!             “The only two presidents that reduced the deficit in the last 50...

View From Here: Saying It Straight

View From Here: Saying It Straight: Writing this blog for nearly three years I've come across lots of opinions about life and politics. So many opinions shared. So many ...

View From Here: Attracting Volunteers & Candidates

View From Here: Attracting Volunteers & Candidates: America is a land of volunteers. Especially true at local levels. Just ask the busy people in town and you will find people doing volunt...

View From Here: What’s Important?

View From Here: What’s Important?: The news is filled with many topics. Some are interesting, some funny, and others gossipy. Still others are educational, inspirational or...

View From Here: Media Fare

View From Here: Media Fare: What we are exposed to daily by the media is quite an array of topics. That’s an understatement! Sports seem to be a seasonal favorit...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: A complex thought for this day:             “President Obama didn't invite immigrants to come to the U.S.             She [La...

View From Here: Quality of Life

View From Here: Quality of Life: Life has many joys contained within it.  Among them – birth of a child, wedding day, career development and promotions, new home, new car...

View From Here: Wealth Gap

View From Here: Wealth Gap: Many Americans bewail the growing gap between the haves and have-nots.  They are becoming more embarrassed by the enormous wealth accumul...

View From Here: Believing and You

View From Here: Believing and You: I get it!  Life is a process. Our inner self emerges over time. And it takes a lot of time, a lifetime to give the process its full measu...

View From Here: Culture or Religion?

View From Here: Culture or Religion?: I spotted a quote on the internet the other day that made me stop and think (this happens a lot, but some moments are different from ot...

View From Here: Traffic Civility

View From Here: Traffic Civility: I've wanted to address this topic for a long time.  It sort of follows the heading – “If I were King!” – you know, the kind of rules ...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: Most of you know I am a supporter of the arts – performing and visual. I think they civilize our society and world. I think they help p...

View From Here: Immigration Reform

View From Here: Immigration Reform: I am not an expert on this issue.  I do not know the technical aspects of this issue – the law, the international protocols, and the rami...

View From Here: Global Warming

View From Here: Global Warming: Well it exists! Contrary to many pundits, talking heads and conservative wags, global climate change is with us. Ice caps are melting awa...

View From Here: Deliver Us From Evil

View From Here: Deliver Us From Evil: The video images of  Ray Rice hitting his wife in the elevator are stark. Boom! Violence. Personal and private. Yet captured on the secur...

View From Here: Consequences

View From Here: Consequences: So much to think about these days. Changing seasons, odd weather, changing climate. Future sources of energy (not oil!), domestic violenc...

View From Here: Thought for the Day

View From Here: Thought for the Day: From an organization or person wanting to be known as “Whisper of the heart” comes this quote from the internet (naturally!):      ...

View From Here: Russia Severs Ties to Europe

View From Here: Russia Severs Ties to Europe: German President Joachim Gauck claims Russia ’s recent international policies have been inimical to healthy relations with Europe . That’...

View From Here: Netanyahu, Again

View From Here: Netanyahu, Again: So Israel announces its intention to build large settlements in the Jerusalem suburbs. Surprised? No, I am not because I just have to...

View From Here: Corporate Inversions

View From Here: Corporate Inversions: So Burger King buys a Canadian coffee and restaurant chain for $11 billion dollars. What are the immediate thoughts that come to mind? ...

View From Here: Labor Day

View From Here: Labor Day: Today is a holiday in America. It was solely created to celebrate the contributions to the nation’s security, prosperity and well being b...