From Our Gastonia, NC Correspondent
As I write this, the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians are readying to meet for a Game 7 For The Ages in the World Series. Never before have two teams with such a record of futility and heartbreak met for the championship of any professional sport. It is moments like this when we, as Americans, embrace the simple, pastoral, agonizingly slow movement of baseball and tune out the chatter and clatter of the world around us. Continue reading
An article in last week’s Time magazine examining the way that the fringe elements of both parties get their fake news, conspiracy theories and outright parody thinly disguised as news was a sobering read.
The writers found people on both sides of the political fence who had strongly held beliefs that were based on stories from The Onion and other satirical websites which they had accepted as gospel truth. Continue reading
Gastonia, NC Correspondent– This is a tough one for me. I firmly believe that the right to vote is one of our most sacred. While I might secretly wish that there was an intelligence test administered before the franchise was granted, the fact is that if you reach the age of 18 with a pulse, you get to register to vote…unless you commit a felony. Among the other indignities visited upon those whose life path takes an unfortunate turn into criminality is the loss of the ability to step into a voting booth and cast a ballot for whoever they think most likely to grant them a pardon. Continue reading
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-Privatization of the National Parks Service would be considered a break from tradition, though a number of national parks have already incorporated private operations within the parks themselves without detriment to the traditional sense of the government’s management and protection of the parks. Continue reading
From Our Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent
Current prohibitively high costs of produce have canceled out access to its consumption by millions of low to moderate income Americans. Many simply cannot afford to purchase fruit or vegetables and have to rely on less nutritious and lower cost produce type products through canned goods and other sources. Continue reading
Orlando, FL, Miami, FL, & Myrtle Beach, SC October 14, 2016—Thinking Outside the Boxe and the office of internationally acclaimed, award-winning mystery author Digger Cartwright are pleased to announce that Conversations on the Bench, a motivational book inspired by Thinking Outside the Boxe contributors, has been awarded a bronze medal in the non-fiction/inspirational category in the 2016 Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards Contest. This is the second medal for Conversations on the Bench awarded by the Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards; the book received a silver medal in the 2015 competition. Continue reading
Orlando, FL, Miami, FL, & Myrtle Beach, SC October 15, 2016—Thinking Outside the Boxe and the office of internationally acclaimed, award-winning mystery author Digger Cartwright are pleased to announce that Conversations on the Bench, a motivational book inspired by Thinking Outside the Boxe contributors, has won a Book Excellence Award in the motivational category. The Book Excellence Awards are hosted by Literary Excellence Incorporated in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Continue reading
Myrtle Beach, SC, Orlando, FL, October 17, 2016— Thinking Outside the Boxe, an independent and nonpartisan think tank, is pleased to announce that it will hold its Election Day Champagne Summit series in Orlando, Florida on November 7-9, 2016. Thinking Outside the Boxe’s Champagne Summit provides an opportunity for political strategists and commentators, business leaders, economists, and individuals interested in nonpartisan examination of current events to gather for three days of debate and roundtable discussions on economic conditions/outlook, geopolitical events, domestic politics, foreign policy, business conditions/outlook, societal issues, among other topics. This Champagne Summit will focus on the U.S. election, relevant political topics, and the outlook for the administration of the 45th President of the United States. Continue reading
Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent-School bus cameras can be worthwhile for safety as long as the school district in question has the full support of the school board and parents residing in the district. If parents are concerned about the safety of their children and provide their consent and school boards initiate the action, then cameras should be used. School security officials and local law enforcement need to be in sync with what the school board, parents and the community demand regarding safety on school buses. Continue reading
From Our Prescott Valley, AZ Correspondent- Lee Francis, a history teacher at Massey Hill Classical High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, recently patterned a First Amendment rights discussion around desecrating the American flag. Mr. Francis even went so far as to ask students for a lighter, but he then turned to his desk and picked up a pair of scissors and attempted to cut the flag. He probably realized lighting the flag on fire would be a fire code violation, so he turned instead to the scissors. When he was unable to cut the flag, he threw it on the ground and proceeded to stomp on it, all in the name of his First Amendment rights (abridging freedom of speech). Continue reading
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