Erin Barthel

Read, watch, vote, and oh yeah, enjoy a martini.

any people that the Presidential election of 2012 is taking on that of a marathon of insults, innuendos, and not keeping your eye on the ball. As the Grand Ole Party slowly dwindles down to their four, but...

A poem everyone should read, and political leaders should heed

I am sure like most of you, the repeated stories of some of our elected officials, both locally and nationally, have left a sour taste in your mouth. Politics is an amazing adventure and there are those who...

Note to Jimmy Carter: You were not invited to the fight.

There is a saying that goes "Just because you are invited to the fight, does not mean you have to go". In other words, walk away and if you are former President Jimmy Carter, don't...

Senator Edward Kennedy, a man who carried the torch for a brighter future.

There has been so much said and written with not even 24 hours passing about the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. I was visiting with a friend last night and we were talking about political leaders...

Rooting for health care reform and rooting for Senator Edward Kennedy

http://www.newsweek.com/id/207406In life, especially when times are challenging, irony is a funny thing and somehow appears relevant and humanizing all at once. For the past several months, and really since the inauguration of...

Spousal privledge? Representative Conyers in hot seat over his wife's actions

In an article he authored in Huffington Post entitled "Our Responsibility", Congressman John Conyers wrote in regard to the closing of Guantanamo Bay prison, "is there any principle of American freedom more...

Common sense should trump a sense of entitlement

Just when one political scandal fades away, another appears without barley a chance for us to breath. Human nature may supersede common sense, but the sense of "entitlement" has become commonplace and revolting to those...

Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, being famous just right

"You know, there's a moment when you're famous when it's unbearable to go out because you're too famous. And then there's a moment when you're famous just right." ...

Gun Bar Law

The following link is one of the articles I read regarding the recent legislation passed in Tennessee. My point in my previous article was I personally do not think alcohol and guns should be in close proximity...

Former Mayor Kilpatrick has a new house, and this is news?

If you have ever watched TV news program, "Morning Joe" from 6:00 - 9:00 am each weekday morning, there is a segment called "News You Can't Use" which at times borders on...

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