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The Christian Right is Israel's Closest Ally
Posted: December 16, 2005 Author: Comments: 0Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) - a major American Jewish organization dedicated to fighting anti-Semitism, expressed concern over the "threat" of the Christian Right. -
Anti-Americanism and the UN
Posted: October 6, 2005 Author: Comments: 0On its 60th anniversary, a meeting of world leaders convened at the UN in NYC. Among the many noteworthy speakers was Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, who denounced the US and recommended to the world body that it move its headquarters out of the US. Fo -
Beyond Cancun
Posted: August 11, 2005 Author: Comments: 0Vast meadows of aquamarine waters engage the eye with its irresistible Caribbean allure. The palm fringed powdery beach eagerly awaits the warm sea, its sand smooth and white, visited by the occasional noisy gull or brisk sand piper. Small crabs burrow in -
The Real Desecration of Islam
Posted: June 10, 2005 Author: Comments: 0The flap over the Newsweek story alleging desecration of the Koran by interrogators of Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can be dissected along various fault lines. The report, based o -
Arab Awakening
Posted: April 14, 2005 Author: Comments: 0Buried in the back sections of newspapers came word that the Iraqi Parliament had selected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the nation's interim President. He is joined by Ghazi al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab, and Adel Abdul-Mahdi, a Shiite, as his Vice President -
Common Thread
Posted: March 25, 2005 Author: Comments: 0With food, drinks and prayers, 120 people shared their commonalties by partaking of a Passover Seder last week Thursday at the Jasper Country Club. "The Jewish faith is definitely in our Catholic roots, our Christian roots," said Carol Schuler; a lifelo -
Locals Get Involved With Indian Ocean Tsunami Relief Effort
Posted: January 19, 2005 Author: Comments: 0For the past weeks, we have heard about the tragedy of the Indian Ocean Tsunami. It is virtually impossible for us to comprehend the magnitude of the tragedy. Yet, we can't help but feel compassion and a burning need to help the affected. -
Residents reach out to Asia
Posted: January 7, 2005 Author: Comments: 0Many Americans watched in horror as the death toll from the devastating tsunami in southern Asia continued to grow.
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