Online Survey: Which of the Ten Commandments do politicians violate most?
Are politicians merely a reflection of us?
Dr. Rich Swier is the Publisher of DrRichSwier.com e-magazine. He was the former State Editor for Watchdog Wire - Florida and RedCounty.com. He holds a Doctorate of Education from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA, a Master's Degree in Management Information Systems from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Richard is a 23-year Army veteran who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his years of service. Additionally, he was awarded two Bronze Stars with “V” for Heroism in ground combat, the Presidential Unit Citation, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry while serving with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officers Basic and Advanced Courses, and U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Richard was the Founder/CEO of Sarasota Online, a high technology company that was sold to Comcast Cable in 1996.
Are politicians merely a reflection of us?
Movoto looked at the 95 most populous cities and Allstate at the 200 largest cities in the US.
According to USGovernmentSpending.com Florida has historically spent about half of its budget on education. The chart below shows actual expenditures on education from 2001 – 2011 and projected expenditures from 2012 – 2018. Spending on education is projected to increase in 2014 to $42.86 billion, up $1.69 billion from 2013. With spending on education is […]
Two-thirds of Americans believe college applicants should be admitted solely based on merit.
Recently, The United West in Savannah, GA sponsored a National Security Briefing featuring Clare M. Lopez, former CIA operations Officer and currently a Fellow with Center for Security Policy and the Clarion Fund. The United West is headquartered in Florida and has branches in key states across America and overseas chapters. The organization is a non-profit […]
Two Brevard School Board members are reviewing a world history textbook used in ninth grade Advance Placement classes amid concerns that it is biased in favor of Islam — at the expense of Christianity and Judaism.
Five Florida cities have large ratios of government workers to residents.
Since 1960 American workers get to work primarily, and in ever increasing numbers, via private transportation.
It seems that George Zimmerman is destined to be there at the right time. Multiple media outlets are reporting on how Zimmerman helped rescue four people from an overturned vehicle last week, just days after he was cleared of all charges in the now famous Sanford, FL case. ABC News reports: Zimmerman was one of two […]
Detroit and seven other cities that have declared bankruptcy since 2010, is it time to look at Florida?
There are over 1 million concealed weapon carry permit holders in the state of Florida. The concealed weapon or firearm program is administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Section 790.06 (1), Florida Statutes, defines concealed weapons or firearms as those carried in a manner that conceals them from the ordinary sight of another person. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports it has 46 awards totaling $8,052,533 to sell the Affordable Healthcare Act in Florida. The DHHS website states, “Florida has 48 health centers with 410 sites that served 1,136,458 patients last year, 43.65 percent of them uninsured. With their Outreach and Enrollment funding, the health centers listed […]
Are the protesters calling for unequal rights rather than equal justice under the law?
Creeping Shariah reports via Wife says she wasn’t let out of Wellington house for three years – Sun Sentinel. A woman told Palm Beach County deputies she stayed inside her Wellington home for three years, afraid of her husband, who is now in jail facing domestic battery charges. Qasem Alabed, 42, swatted his pregnant wife — […]
President Obama wants to focus on anything but the most tragic death in the black community – the death of the traditional black family.