Gregory Patin earned a B.A. in political science from U.W. - Madison and a M.S. in management from Colorado Technical University. He is currently a free lance writer in Orlando who considers himself politically independent.
Gasoline prices in Florida and around the country have increased to nearly $4.00 per gallon – the highest price for consumers since the summer of 2008. So-called analysts in corporate media predict the price will go higher...
The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) newly-implemented enhanced search procedure is making headlines on the busiest travel day of the year and has spurred a national debate. Accounts of air travelers who have felt humiliated by airport screeners...
An overly active hurricane season mixed with oil in the Gulf of Mexico may make bad news even worse for residents throughout the Gulf coast, from Florida to Texas.According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's...
The oily nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico has become reality for Pensacola Beach residents.Residents and tourists awoke there yesterday morning to the stench of hydrocarbons, thick pools of oil washing ashore, yellow tape 75 yards back from the...
According to an undated internal BP document obtained by congressman Ed Markey (D-MA), the estimate of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico may need to be increased again - for the fifth time.The amount of oil pouring into...
Another 17 families spent their first Father's day without a father, or a son. The pentagon has released the names of 17 service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan thus far in June, bringing the total to 214...
President Obama's "feel-good" speech, raised a few questions about the Gulf oil disaster. Upon further review of information, there are many more.It is becoming clear that this is a national nightmare without end. Some are...
Crude oil washes ashore in Orange Beach, AL., Saturday, June 12, 2010. Large amounts of the oil battered the Alabama coast, leaving deposits of the slick mess some 4-6 inches thick on the beach in some parts. (AP Photo...
Toxins that are released into the air from evaporating oil and dispersants may pose a greater health risk to clean-up workers and Gulf residents than oily water when the thickest parts of the oil slick wash ashore.Media...
The right-wing nonsense about President Obama's birth certificate never ends and never ceases to amaze those who have both feet on the earth and are not wearing a tin foil hat.Anyone who believes that Obama is not...