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FROM MY CORNER: Biden Missing The Bulls-Eye

Howell Hurst August 7, 2021 American News, Corporate Avarice, Economy & Finance, Homelessness, Humans, People, People Politics, Poverty, Racial Abuse

The much touted $ Trillion Infrastructure Bill continues the American financial model that taxes us to pay the already-wealthy. Consider: highways and bridges are built by giant multimillion dollar engineering and construction firms. The $ Billions such firms will receive in an Infrastructure bill will not “trickle down” to the tens of thousands almost about to… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: God Revisited

Howell Hurst July 19, 2021 Education, God, Humans, Nature, People, War and Organized Mayhem

Worldwide, some 16% of people do not believe a god exists. Only ten years ago that was 10%. That percentage is steadily increasing. Permit me as one of the nonbelievers to offer some reasons why. Essentially everything humans value is tangible. You can see it, you can smell it, you can touch it, you can… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: Vaccination Resistance

Howell Hurst July 17, 2021 American News, Corona Virus, Humans, People Politics

Ages ago two medical disciplines became the unquestionably predominant planet-wide lifesavers for multimillions of people. One was pain-killing anesthetics for surgical operations; the second was vaccinations. Today 40% or more Americans deny vaccination as the indisputable medical discipline it is. There is only one explanation for this: Ignorance. How did the United States create such… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: 2+2=3

Howell Hurst July 2, 2021 American News, Economy & Finance, Homelessness, Humans, Nature, People Politics, Refugees, Trump, War and Organized Mayhem

One third of Americans are in denial. Some of them are relatively close acquaintances of mine. The phone conversations I have with them are deeply unsettling to me. I never could have imagined the gulf of misunderstanding possible between fellow American citizens. I’m referring to the Left vs Right political barbarity, the Republican vs Democrat… continue reading »

FROM MY CORNER: New York Times Nixes Refugee Suggestion

Howell Hurst June 16, 2021 Economy & Finance, Humans, People, People Politics, Poverty, Refugees

It was nothing personal, I’m sure. After all, my writings are not monitored by The New York Times. However, I do sometimes first send From My Corner to them before to you, my regular readers. I do so when I think the subject is particularly timely and newsworthy, and they might print it. Last Monday… continue reading »