by Leroy Seat | Dec 15, 2011 | Opinion
Dec. 15, 1791, is an important date in the history of this country. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution were officially added on that day, exactly 220 years ago. Collectively, those 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights. Even though the U.S....
by Leroy Seat | Dec 7, 2011 | Opinion
President Roosevelt called Dec. 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy.” He was referring, of course, to how Pearl Harbor “was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” And he was right. Now, 70...
by Leroy Seat | Nov 11, 2011 | Opinion
Roger LaPorte may be a name you never remember hearing. And you may not even remember the tragic incident associated with him. Just like me until a few weeks ago. I write this, though, in memory of Roger, who died of burns, self-inflicted. He poured gasoline over...
by Leroy Seat | Nov 7, 2011 | Opinion
The UnitedNationsPopulationFund projected that the world population reached 7 billion people on Oct. 31. When I was born in 1938, the global human population was under 2.3 billion. So in my lifetime the population of the world has tripled, and then some. Population...
by Leroy Seat | Nov 2, 2011 | Opinion
The Occupy Wall Street movement started Sept. 17. Beginning in “Liberty Square” in Manhattan’s financial district, it has now spread to more than 200 cities in the United States and to more than 1,500 cities worldwide where similar actions are taking...
