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Author's Biography
Eugene Elander has been a progressive social and political activist for decades. As an author, he won the Young Poets Award at 16 from the Dayton Poets Guild for his poem, The Vision. He was chosen Poet Laureate of Pownal, Vermont for his poem Pownal People. His three new verses for America the Beautiful:September 11, 2001 were widely acclaimed and read into the Congressional Record by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd.
Mr. Elander has authored three volumes of poetry: The Right Click, The World Click, and Journeyings, all written from 2004 to 2006, in the U.S. and Sweden, as well as two published novels: The Goat of God, and Turning the Tides, both available on Amazon.com in Kindle and electronic pdf editions. A self-help book titled Empowerment:Taking Charge of your Life has just been completed and awaits publication.
Mr. Elander is a freelance columnist who published a newspaper for ten years in New London, CT. He is an economist and college lecturer, and has been an agency executive director, emergency management consultant, investigator; and former animal control officer, deputy code enforcement and health officer for Farmington, New Hampshire. He and his wife Birgit, who co-authored The World Click, divide their time between Georgia and her homeland, Gotland, Sweden.
Several other books are underway, including a sequel to The Goat of God, and a public version of his doctoral dissertation on Cooperatism, a new economic system he developed which includes all stakeholders (workers, consumers, and the public as well as stockholders) in crucial decision making. Mr. Elander is a member of the Stonepile Writers group in Georgia and is president of his own Elander Press.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:09:47 AM
Article : "The Irrefutable Case for Barack Obama's Second Term: Supreme"
Obama and the Supreme Court
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 10:28:37 AM
Article : "Mitt the Nitwit!"
Mitt the Mouth
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 7:25:42 AM
Article : "There's No New Newt!"
Newt Gingrich would be very bad for America
Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 5:55:42 AM
Article : "The Decline and Fall of the American Automobile Association"
Watch out for the AAA!
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 7:18:39 AM
Article : "Happy Birthday, Dr. King -- we've come a long way, but we st"
Racism is still with us!
Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 7:03:29 AM
Article : "2011: The Return of "Power to the People""
May 2012 become another year of Power to the People
Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 6:09:22 AM
Article : "The Sounds -- And Sins -- Of Senatorial Silence!"
Trying to reach our top officials is very difficult!
Sunday, October 30, 2011 at 7:08:01 AM
Article : "America Bests The Big Bad Banks!"
The people win!
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 5:11:04 AM
Article : "A Manifesto For The Occupy Movement"
What is lacking is a Movement Manifesto
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 1:27:49 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should We Publish Content Exploring The Meta Issues, V"
What's in a word, particularly when taken out of context?
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 11:49:57 PM
Poll : "Poll: Should We Publish Content Exploring The Meta Issues, V"
OWS needs a manifesto!
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 6:42:33 AM
Article : "The Republicans Have No Sense Of Shame!"
Republicans: No Sense and No Shame
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:39:16 AM
Article : "Boycott Big Bad Banks until Congress Bans Their New Fees!"
Boycott the Bad Banks and Ban the New Fees!
Monday, October 17, 2011 at 6:40:20 AM
Article : "That New Bank Debit Card Fee Is Probably Worse than You Thin"
Another Abusive Bank
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 12:32:07 PM
Article : "Wells Fargo joins the Banks of Infamy!"
Fair Enough (as an alternative)!
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 7:27:13 AM
Article : "Wells Fargo joins the Banks of Infamy!"
Not a bad suggestion, but......
Friday, October 14, 2011 at 7:19:25 AM
Article : "Wells Fargo joins the Banks of Infamy!"
I'm sorry you got the wrong impression!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 6:40:53 PM
Article : "Wells Fargo joins the Banks of Infamy!"
Well-justified outrage!
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 5:55:18 PM
Article : "DRONE WARS: The Obama Administration's Very Slippery Slope!"
Yes and No
Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 7:06:20 AM
Article : "DRONE WARS: The Obama Administration's Very Slippery Slope!"
The Tip of the Iceberg
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 3:27:34 PM
Article : "Two Miscarriages of Justice"
Amanda Knox and Troy Davis: Parallels
Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 7:53:58 AM
Article : "More Smoke and Mirrors at the Obama White House!"
WE THE PEOPLE at the Obama White House is a farce!
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:55:36 AM
Article : "Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice"
In Memoriam: Troy Davis September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at 9:58:49 AM
Article : "A "Legal" Lynching in Georgia!"
A "Legal" Lynching in Georgia
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 3:01:36 PM
Article : "Another Lynching Approaching in Georgia?"
Troy Davis is innocent!
Friday, August 12, 2011 at 2:15:20 AM
Article : "Understanding Mitt Romney"
Romney says Corporations are People -- are they?
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 11:26:39 PM
Article : "S&P Blames Republicans, MSM Fails to Report It"
Thom Hartmann is right, but.....
Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 3:58:30 PM
Article : "Why S&P Has No Business Downgrading the U.S."
Why blame the messenger for a message you dislike, Robert?
Saturday, August 6, 2011 at 11:27:01 PM
Article : "30 Years Ago Today: The Day the Middle Class Died ...a lette"
Have you tried sending email to Michael Moore?
Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 11:14:48 PM
Article : "A Bad Deal With The Devils"
Obama caves, again
Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 2:10:38 AM
Article : "The American Public Debt Crisis: What Would FDR Do?"
The President and the Fourteenth Amendment
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:05:58 AM
Article : "The Unintended Consequences of Debt Ceiling Intransigence"
Obama has a real solution, if he only has the courage!
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 1:12:08 AM
Article : "A Defining Moment for the Obama Presidency"
Enforcing the U.S. Constitution
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 10:57:43 PM
Article : "Seniors: Where is the Outrage?"
Shame on President Obama and the AARP
Monday, June 27, 2011 at 12:59:57 PM
Article : "Et Tu, AARP!"
Boycott the AARP
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7:53:30 AM
Article : "Will A Majority of Americans Doubt Bin Laden's Death?"
Try this on for size!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 7:46:20 AM
Article : "Osama Dead, Killed Open Thread-- What's Your Take?"
I can't feel sorry for Bin Laden
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 7:42:13 AM
Article : "Robin Hood in Reverse, in the Georgia State Legislature!"
Unfair Taxation proposed in Georgia
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 9:26:37 AM
Article : "Barack Obama's 2012 Top Ten List!"
Does Obama deserve a second Presidential term?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 10:38:25 PM
Article : "Obama and the Backbiters!"
A World of Slippery Slopes
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 9:53:59 AM
Article : "Obama and the Backbiters!"
The case for our intervention in Libya
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 8:11:53 AM
Article : "Barack Obama: MIA in Labor's Struggle"
Plenty of blame
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:56:09 AM
Article : "The USPS and the GAO: Facilitating Identity Theft!"
Who will watch the watchers?
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:43:46 AM
Article : "Barack Obama: MIA in Labor's Struggle"
These Boots Are Made for Walking!
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 3:04:32 PM
Article : "Nero and Obama: Bad Judgment is Eternal!"
It's time for America to act!
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 5:58:40 AM
Article : "Have we forgotten the lessons of September 11, 2001?"
Unpreparedness seems to be the rule in the U.S.A.
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 12:21:13 PM
Article : "Shafting America's Seniors on their Social Security!"
Renewed Inflation Penalizes Seniors' Social Security
Monday, February 14, 2011 at 6:51:04 AM
Article : "Egypt's E-Volution: Power to the Peoples!"
Empowerment in Egypt
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 7:25:08 PM
Article : "Adding Insult to Injury, in My Senator's Office"
A Case Study in Constituent Disservice
Friday, February 11, 2011 at 5:23:25 AM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
A Small History Lesson
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 6:49:21 AM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
Final Word -- A Little Latin
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 3:27:53 PM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
I'm Leaving the Zonie Zone
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 7:09:31 PM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
The Real Contrast
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 8:57:18 AM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
Mind Reading in place of Article Reading
Monday, February 7, 2011 at 5:40:23 AM
Article : "Lifting the Lamp of Liberty!"
Let's not have draconian immigration laws in Georgia!
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 6:15:00 AM
Article : "A Bad Deal for Georgia's At-Risk Children"
Shameful situation!
Friday, February 4, 2011 at 5:58:27 AM
Article : "The FBI "Kamikaze Pilots" Case; Omitted From 911 Commission "
They Knew -- And Did Nothing!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 at 6:36:36 AM
Article : "Sins of Silence at the USPS"
The United States Postal Service drops the ball once again!
Friday, January 28, 2011 at 11:32:48 AM
Article : "Egypt and the Dominoes of Doom!"
It's Now or Never!
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 7:57:38 AM
Article : "The Republicans and the Representative"
Why not Congressional health care for all Americans?
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 5:27:34 AM
Article : "Not Bad, Mr. President! A Vision."
What Needs to be Added to the State of the Union Address
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 6:51:42 AM
Article : "When JFK Got It Wrong, Fifty Years Ago!"
JFK misstated the proper role of government fifty years ago
Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 5:58:32 AM
Article : "The New Fox in the Obama Henhouse!"
A bad choice to head the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
Friday, January 21, 2011 at 5:59:38 AM
Article : "What Could America's First Lady Be Thinking?"
The First Lady Endorsing Wal-mart?
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 7:39:40 AM
Article : "FLASH! House Republicans Plan Vote to Repeal the Law of Grav"
In the wake of Republican Health Care repeal in the House
Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 7:13:30 AM
Article : "Irony of Ironies in Tucson!"
What if Daniel Hernandez had been stopped as a Hispanic?
Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 6:12:31 AM
Article : "A Vision Of An America That Might Have Been"
Deja Vu All Over Again!
Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 7:02:49 AM
Article : "It's not about you, Sarah Palin!"
Tucson and Sarah Palin
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 7:27:31 AM
Article : "Tragedy and Truth in Tucson"
Gun Control must become a national issue again
Friday, January 7, 2011 at 2:09:28 PM
Article : "Of Readings, Republicans, Research, and Reality"
What we can learn from the first day of the new Congress
Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 3:07:00 PM
Article : "The Drug War: A Roller-Coaster To Hell"
Funny coincidences -- and Right On!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 6:32:04 AM
Article : "The Obama Administration Caves -- Again!"
Making end-of-life choices even harder for Americans
Monday, December 27, 2010 at 5:15:24 AM
Article : "Wikimania and the First Amendment"
Ralph Nader needs to take responsibility for giving us Bush
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 3:16:30 AM
Article : "A DEMOCRATIC MANIFESTO: Launching a Democratic Primary Chall"
Why I am planning a Democratic Party primary for President
Sunday, December 12, 2010 at 10:35:25 AM
Article : "The Plot to Destroy Social Security"
AARP's position is shameful! They should be boycotted!
Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 2:25:42 PM
Article : "Barack Obama: The Great Equivocator!"
Actually, we are mostly in agreement!
Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1:03:00 PM
Article : "Barack Obama: The Great Equivocator!"
Taking to the Internet!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 6:32:38 AM
Article : "Barack Obama: The Great Equivocator!"
ET TU, BARACK?
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 5:01:16 AM
Poll : "Poll: Poll: Time to Primary Obama? #2"
Now, about breaking the Color Barrier.......
Monday, December 6, 2010 at 9:43:27 PM
Poll : "Poll: Poll: Time to Primary Obama? #2"
ET TU, BARACK?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 7:14:26 AM
Article : "CUTTING THE BUDGET DEFICIT: An Open Letter to President Bara"
The USPS would be a good place to start!
Friday, November 19, 2010 at 10:45:34 AM
Article : "The Pot and The Kettles"
A disservice to the cause of justice
Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 9:46:10 AM
Article : "The Real Reasons for the USPS' Worst Year Ever!"
Pennsylvania Dutch Proverb applies here!
Thursday, November 18, 2010 at 7:42:05 AM
Article : "The Real Reasons for the USPS' Worst Year Ever!"
Silly me, I thought government should be efficient!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 6:14:24 PM
Article : "The Real Reasons for the USPS' Worst Year Ever!"
SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH THE POSTMASTER GENERAL!
Monday, November 15, 2010 at 6:26:03 AM
Article : "The Real Reasons for the USPS' Worst Year Ever!"
Email is only part of the USPS' problems
Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 10:26:10 PM
Article : "End of the Illusion; Waking Up To a New Dawn"
Rob's Rules of (World) Order
Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:50:12 AM
Article : "Another Betrayal of America's Elderly"
It's wrong to ease the Federal deficit by penalizing elderly
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 11:10:21 AM
Article : "How a TV station distorts the facts and the truth in Georgia"
Of Bull and Bullfighters
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 8:19:55 AM
Article : "Larry the Loser Leaves!"
So long, Larry Summers!
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 8:16:47 AM
Poll : "Poll: Do You Believe White House Claims that 75% of Oil From"
NO vote because.....
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 11:12:09 PM
Article : "Pelosi Puts Rangel On The Table"
Ad Hominem arguments are the worst!
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 4:03:28 PM
Article : "Pelosi Puts Rangel On The Table"
Fatal Flaws in Your Arguments
Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 12:05:50 AM
Article : "Pelosi Puts Rangel On The Table"
The Democrats Fatal Flaws
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 1:20:53 PM
Article : "Memo to Congressional Democrats: Obama Screwed YOU too"
Sad but very true!
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 11:48:52 PM
Article : "Thad Allen Tells BP Seabed "Seeping" and Demands More Monito"
Why was this vital information withheld?
Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 1:00:23 AM
Article : "Hiding it all from "The Little People""
Shocking Sweden!
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 11:18:09 PM
Article : "The USA Needs a New Party-- 'N'? 'D2.0'?"
Sweden kept the Kronor!
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 4:39:04 PM
Article : "The USA Needs a New Party-- 'N'? 'D2.0'?"
You have a point there, WML!
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 10:34:47 AM
Article : "The USA Needs a New Party-- 'N'? 'D2.0'?"
The Pros of a Multi-party System
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