Category Archives: Middle Class
The Tale of Two Romneys
Once upon a time there roamed a Romney who challenged not only the conventional wisdom of the day but the Giant Oil companies as well Unlike his son Mitt who has fueled his campaign coffers with millions from the oil
The Tale of Two Romneys
Once upon a time there roamed a Romney who challenged not only the conventional wisdom of the day but the Giant Oil companies as well Unlike his son Mitt who has fueled his campaign coffers with millions from the oil
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
TV and the Weather
Long before Geo-stationary satellites, computer technology and the 24/7 weather channel, weather reporting was pretty primitive relying on paper maps, pins, Plexiglas, and markers. Not only that, but in the 1950s it was broadcast by a bunch of silly clowns,
The Right to Choose
“The Right to Choose” that ran in Boys Life Magazine, July 1963 was adapted from the book “Why the United States is Rich” by Wheeler McMillen. Americans may be free to choose the kind of work they want to do-just
The Right to Choose
“The Right to Choose” that ran in Boys Life Magazine, July 1963 was adapted from the book “Why the United States is Rich” by Wheeler McMillen. Americans may be free to choose the kind of work they want to do-just
Under the Weather- How About A Smoke?
What a Drag Under the weather? Try a smooth smoke. Why let a pesky head cold, sore throat or cough get in the way of enjoying a cigarette or two? Folks back during the 1940s had the right idea. With
Under the Weather- How About A Smoke?
What a Drag Under the weather? Try a smooth smoke. Why let a pesky head cold, sore throat or cough get in the way of enjoying a cigarette or two? Folks back during the 1940s had the right idea. With
Winning Personality-Winning Votes
Winning The Undecided Vote As we enter the last stretch of the campaign the push for the undecided vote grows stronger. The neck and neck 2012 election is going to come down to the elusive undecided voter, the great prize
Winning Personality-Winning Votes
Winning The Undecided Vote As we enter the last stretch of the campaign the push for the undecided vote grows stronger. The neck and neck 2012 election is going to come down to the elusive undecided voter, the great prize
Romney and the Retro Working Girl
It’s back to the future with Mitt Romney. His outdated views of women could fill a binder and are as dated as these retro images are. Romney’s agenda would drag women back to the 50s on everything from health care
Romney and the Retro Working Girl
It’s back to the future with Mitt Romney. His outdated views of women could fill a binder and are as dated as these retro images are. Romney’s agenda would drag women back to the 50s on everything from health care
A Cold War Fable for the 47 %
Sweet Dreams A charming little fable that ran as a 2 page ad in Life Magazine 1951 could easily be a delightful bed time story suitable for all Republicans to read to their children, especially today. One can easily imagine
A Cold War Fable for the 47 %
Sweet Dreams A charming little fable that ran as a 2 page ad in Life Magazine 1951 could easily be a delightful bed time story suitable for all Republicans to read to their children, especially today. One can easily imagine
Rooting For The Firm
Our family-owned shoe factory in Allentown PA. has been shuttered for decades, but memories of the once booming business lingered with me for years. In the late 1960s my parents and I visited the lone remaining factory of my family’s
Rooting For The Firm
Our family-owned shoe factory in Allentown PA. has been shuttered for decades, but memories of the once booming business lingered with me for years. In the late 1960s my parents and I visited the lone remaining factory of my family’s
Voting-Democracy in Action
Growing up our textbooks taught us that America was Democracy in action Especially when it came to our cherished right to vote “Americans are proud of what they have built”, the reader is told in “The New Ways in the
Voting-Democracy in Action
Growing up our textbooks taught us that America was Democracy in action Especially when it came to our cherished right to vote “Americans are proud of what they have built”, the reader is told in “The New Ways in the
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
On the Kindergarten Campaign Trail
In the crisp fall of 1960 as presidential hopeful Senator John Kennedy beckoned us into a New Frontier I would be embarking onto my own new frontier – Kindergarten. This New Frontier of 1960 that stood in front of me,
Envisioning The American Dream 