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I was born in Massachusetts; graduated from Middlebury College and Suffolk Law School; served as an officer in the Vietnam war; retired from the Federal Trade Commission (consumer and antitrust law); travel extensively with my wife Judi; and since retirement involved in domestic violence prevention and consumer issues.
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, February 18, 2011 Can Football be Played Safely?
Can football be played at an acceptable safety level? And what is an acceptable safety level?
(1 comments) SHARE Friday, January 14, 2011 Learning From the Arizona Horror
Violence against public officials will probably escalate as it has in many other countries unless future political rhetoric becomes more civilized. Will we learn from the Arizona horror?
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, December 19, 2010 Death of the Celtic Tiger
Expected harsh economic and social consequences of Ireland's international bailout.
(1 comments) SHARE Monday, November 22, 2010 Republicans Win, Mother Earth Loses
The threat of global warming is real, but unfortunately the deniers seem to be in control now.
(7 comments) SHARE Monday, August 9, 2010 In Support of President Obama
Let's take a look at his record of accomplishments during his first 17 months in office,
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Arguably, he has done more than FDR and LBJ -- the standard many use to measure accomplishments -- in the same amount of time in office..
(3 comments) SHARE Friday, July 23, 2010 Who is Simón Bolivar?
Simón Bolivar, the inspiration for Hugo Chávez's Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela and beyond.
(1 comments) SHARE Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Nordic Mysteries: The Millennium Trilogy
Stieg Larsson's Millenium Trilogy represents a sub-genre of mysteries not to be missed by mystery buffs.