Point of View

UNITED STATES─This is something that I’ve been wanting to talk about for a few weeks, and because so much has been going on, I’ve simply forgotten about it. However, it’s the thing we’ve been talking about since the start of March, we are now into the second week of April and as soon as the news comes on the...

UNITED STATES─Well, America I aged again this week, as my birthday came around. I used to be big on celebrating my birthday, but as you get older the focus changes. You want to spend time with family and friends and sometimes keep things low key. I mean who wants to do more than what he or she has to...

UNITED STATES—Last week many Americans learned devastating news when it came to well-known retailer Toys R’ Us. Yes, after being in business for close to four decades, the toy icon is closing all of its stores. Now, we learned a few months ago the retailer filed bankruptcy and might be closing a few stores after filing bankruptcy.  However, this...

UNITED STATES—The Motion Picture of Arts Association has adjusted its ratings system as of Tuesday, April 16.  The new system is geared to further educate parents on why certain pictures received a specific rating.  Just to reiterate those ratings for everyone there is: G, PG, PG-13, R and NC-17. NC-17 is something that is rarely seen in cinema, as it’s...

UNITED STATES—It is the one thing that everyone has been talking about for weeks is the constant changes for the social media titan, Twitter or as Elon Musk has renamed ‘X.’ Yeah, do not ask me about the name because I cannot give you an answer. All I can tell you is that it is TWITTER and will always...

UNITED STATES—Money management, it’s something we continue to talk about a ton, but for good reason. Americans are in debt and it seems that debt is growing more nowadays than in the past. We know why that is? More have access to plastic, and I’m not only referencing credit cards, but debit cards as well. When money is tight...

UNITED STATES─We seem to be suspended in an alternate universe regarding our laws, our courts and our once revered constitution. How can we explain to students the astonishing civics lesson that is unfolding in this impeachment trial? We have been taught that daylight is the antibacterial solution to subterfuge and blatant lies. Yet our congressional Republicans have been unapologetically opposed...

UNITED STATES—I will be the first to admit this, I do not like going to the doctor. I actually have a fear of going to the doctor. I fear that aspect of receiving bad news and that paralyzes me completely. I recently got news after a doctor visit that caught the attention of my Primary Care Physician. He said...

UNITED STATES—I had an epiphany this weekend; a moment where denial had finally suck into my tiny little brain. I’m obsessed with my cell phone. This was not always the case, for years I went without a cell phone. Yep, people thought I was crazy for not giving into public demand. I recently updated my cell phone from a...

UNITED STATES—As we approach Christmas, and ultimately say au revoir to 2015, it appears the time to give will disappear as well. I’ve always noticed that as Americans we are 10x more likely to give during the fall season than any other time of the year. What is it about the months of November and December that opens our...