By Louis Avallone – The President’s slogan for his 2012 campaign is “FORWARD.” Well, I’m sure he and his handlers hope that this message might invoke thoughts of progress towards a brighter tomorrow, especially for a country where so many still see America, in the spirited words of Ronald Reagan, as that “shining city upon […]
By Louis Avallone – It would be easy to write about the Supreme Court’s historic, unprecedented decision to extend federal power last month by sanctioning “Obamacare,” or socialized medicine, for 300 million Americans, or the Court’s determination that funding this law represents a “tax” on American citizens, and not a “penalty.” We could talk about […]
By Louis Avallone – Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” Oscar Wilde surmised that, “Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.” And Murphy’s Law cautions, “Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained […]
By Louis Avallone – My 7th grade teacher at St. Joseph’s School, Ms. Belanger, taught us an easy way to remember how to spell “principle” and I’ve never forgotten it. Actually, she taught me how to spell “principle” by distinguishing it from “principal,” with who’s spelling of “principle” is often confused (because both words sound […]
By Louis Avallone – The “pick-and-roll” is one of the oldest and most commonly used plays in basketball to get an easy basket for the offense. A “pick” is a screen, or a block, for the player with the basketball, designed to create confusion on the defense, and provide an advantage to the offense for […]
By Louis Avallone – In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote in his phamplet “Common Sense” that “in America, the law is king.” In fact, America was born of the principle that no one is above the law, especially considering the American colonists opposition to the British monarchy. It was the monarchy’s lack of accountability to the […]
By Louis Avallone – Our ecosystem is fragile. It can be as small as a drop of water or as large as our entire planet. In fact, the earth is an interconnection of many diverse and interdependent ecosystems that make up the whole. They form the basics of life, such as water, food and shelter. […]
By Louis Avallone – Most Americans are just plain dizzy from the “spinning” of the issues that this White House has unashamedly engaged in for almost four years now: Deficit spending is an “investment”; a tax increase is considered “revenue;” and rising gasoline prices are blamed on foreign nations, all while we restrict access and […]
By Louis Avallone – Folks, we need to talk. Despite a U.S. economy that continues to stagnate, or declining consumer spending, or plummeting home prices, or record unemployment, or declining wages, not to mention the unraveling of national security resulting from illegal immigration to nuclear proliferation in the Middle East, there are still 1 in […]
By Louis Avallone – We’ve all seen those seemingly ridiculous warning labels, on so many products these days, that you wonder what’s more embarrassing: That such warning labels are necessary at all, because of the sheer half-wittedness of some folks, or that the folks writing those warning labels are just plain pretentious and pompous towards […]