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06.14 Public Can Make Summer 'Historical' at “Chautauqua 2007: Food for Thought”
06.01 Fixing Our Broken Food System
Ref. : Environmental Health News
Ref. : What is Global Warming, and what can citizens do about it?
Ref. : Global Warming Links
Ref. : Health & Nutrition Links
Ref. : Letters to the editor
07.02 Will the Press Idiocy Ever Stop?
07.02 Blacked Out by the Corporate Media, Impeachment Advances
06.30 USA Today's 'Sicko' Debate
06.28 Slandering the Dead: The American Massacre at al-Khalis
06.25 The Iraq-gate Cover-up Continues
06.19 Sunday Sun Hits New Low
06.19 Alliance With Atrocity: Bush's Terror War Partners in Ethiopia
06.12 Things Your Media Mama Didn't Tell You
06.12 Incendiary Weapons Are No 'Allegation'
06.11 Powell Belies 'Commander Guy' Bush
06.11 THINKING FLUFF
06.09 Romney's Iraq Gaffe Ignored
06.08 GOP/Media Rewrite Iraq War History
06.05 The New Assault on Al Gore
06.02 Bush's Global Warming Foot-Dragging
06.02 Can Democrats End the Iraq War?
06.01 Treated Like a Democrat
06.01 Journalists' Group Unmasks Sen. Jon Kyl as “Senator Secrecy”
06.28 Congress Needs to Stop Playing in Bush's Court
06.28 Next Generation of 'Family Jewels'?
06.28 Why They Hate Us
06.28 One More Good Reason Why Rupert Murdoch Should Not Get Dow Jones
06.26 Research on Human Nature is Cause for Optimism
06.16 Dare We Call It Tyranny?
06.14 Unintended Uighurs
06.12 War Foretold
06.08 Impeachment on a Roll
06.01 The Hariri Case & Double Standards
05.31 Conyers is my Constitutional Hero
06.26 Nancy & Harry: Bringing Down the House (and Senate)
06.26 Thinking About Baggage
06.25 Goodbye to the city upon a hill and to its fabled economy
06.25 Is Obama Getting 'Colin-ized'?
06.22 Sen. Levin's False History & Logic
06.22 Which Candidate Do You Support?
06.21 Slap Doesn't Stick: Corrupted Congress Will Help Bush Escape Court Ruling
06.20 Bush's Mafia Whacks the Republic
06.20 Iraqi Labor Leaders Blame US for the Bloodshed in Iraq and say Get Out!
06.19 The Reign of the Tyrants is at Hand
06.19 Democrats in Congress: The Wheels are Coming Off
06.13 America's Fragile Republic
06.12 Congressional Failure and the Democrats' Last Chance
06.12 The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedom
06.12 Sic Semper Tyrannis: A Slap in the Face of the Crawford Caligula
06.11 Everything They Say About Promoting Democracy Is, And Always Has Been, A Damnable Lie
06.09 Losing Iraq, Nuking Iran
06.07 Last Plamegate Worry for Bush-Cheney
06.06 Some democracy, America
07.02 Thinking Upside Down
06.20 Reader response: Inflation? You'd Better Believe It!
06.18 THINKING INFLATION
06.11 Losing the Economy to Mythology
06.04 Thinking About Budgets—the “La-La” Land of Governmental Accounting
06.13 'Kill Anyone Still Alive': American Special Ops in Somalia
07.02 Killing Time: Countdown Quickens for Bush War on Iran
06.30 The New Bush-Blair Vanity Play
06.19 Newly Discovered Nuances to the Camp David Accords
06.19 Crocodile Tears
06.07 Brothers in Arms: Bandar Bush Took a Billion in Bribes to Push UK Weapons Deal
Public Service Announcements
The Internal Revenue Service has awarded Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service $71,000 to operate its Low Income Taxpayer Clinic in 2007. The clinic, operated in partnership with the University Of Maryland School of Law's Clinical Program, involves volunteer lawyers and supervised law students from the law school who provide free legal assistance to low-income Marylanders who have IRS tax disputes, need to file back taxes, or need help in resolving tax controversies involving the Earned Income Tax Credit, discrepancies in reported income, collection matters and head of household status.To apply for free assistance, taxpayers can call MVLS at 410-547-6537 or 800-510-0050, Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm or Friday from 9 am to noon.
MVLS, a nonprofit organization, provides free and low-cost legal assistance to low-income people throughout Maryland. Cases handled by MVLS include, in addition to tax matters, landlord/tenant disputes, consumer rights, denial of public benefits, wills, deed changes, name changes, school suspension issues, and other civil legal problems. MVLS also offers self-help bankruptcy classes.
The Maryland Science Center seeks volunteers to serve as greeters, assistants in exhibit areas, science demonstrators, and IMAX Theater ushers.Orientation will be provided. Benefits include free parking, a 30% discount in the Science Store, a 25% discount in Beakers Café, and free admission for volunteers and their families to the St. John Properties IMAX Theatre and Davis Planetarium.
Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age and available to work a minimum of one four-hour shift per month for at least three months.
For more information, call Tony Washington at (410) 545-5894 or email twashington@marylandsciencecenter.org.
Groups seeking a discussion on legal issues can ask the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) to provide a lawyer to speak for free, as a service to the community. Over 200 volunteer attorneys, throughout Maryland, are available to speak; among them, their expertise encompasses 41 topics, ranging from adoption, bankruptcy, wills and estate planning to taxes and the legal needs of senior citizens. Any group interested in having a member of the Speakers’ Bureau visit their organization should contact Jason Zeisloft of the MSBA at jzeisloft@msba.org, or 410-492-1964. For more information on the MSBA or the complete listings of topics, visit the MSBA website, www.msba.org. 30% of Baltimore City Residents can’t read but you can help! The Greater Homewood Adult Literacy Program is seeking volunteers to tutor adults in math, reading, and/or writing. Free training and materials. Located across from JHU in Charles Village. Call (410) 261-0022 for more details. What is the punishment for drunk driving? What happens during a divorce? Why do you need a will?If your group would like a lawyer to discuss these or other legal issues, the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) will provide a lawyer as a free service to the community. MSBA Speakers’ Bureau is a collection of over 200 volunteer attorneys, throughout the entire state, who are willing to speak to the public about numerous legal issues. The Bureau’s 41 topics range from adoption, bankruptcy, wills and estate planning to taxes and the legal needs of senior citizens. MSBA attorneys are willing to speak and inform the public about the law.
Any group interested in having a member of the Speakers’ Bureau visit their organization should contact Jason Zeisloft of the MSBA at jzeisloft@msba.org, or 410-685-7878. For more information on the MSBA or the complete listings of topics, visit the MSBA website, msba.org.
Maryland consumers seeking basic information about the law--wills, bankruptcy, nursing home admission, automobile accidents, divorce, child custody, etc.--should call the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) at (410) 685-7878 or (800) 492-1964. Twenty-four legal information pamphlets are available free of charge as a public service. They are also available online at msba.org, by clicking on public resources. The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults is presenting a six-week series of educational topics and conversations for young adults affected by cancer. Professional speakers, community educators, and young adult survivors will discuss issues that young adults living with cancer face today. All sessions will be held at the Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center in Baltimore, MD, and are free of charge. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Esther Ehrmann, Volunteer Coordinator, at 410-964-0202. Visit this webpage for more information. Parents Without Partners, a non-profit, non-sectarian, volunteer educational organization of single parents who are bringing up their children alone, offers a balanced program of educational, family and social /recreational activities for both adults and children. Orientations are held on the second Thursday of every month at the White Marsh Public Library, 8133 Sandpiper Circle, from 7 to 8pm. The registration fee is $28. Please direct questions to Jeff Newberry 410-667-0275 or Ben Hall 410-282-0655. 8000 children in the city of Baltimore are in and out of home placements each year because of abuse and neglect. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) provides a voice for these children, ensuring their placement in safe, permanent homes. CASA's trained advocates inform the court regarding the child’s placement as it pertains to their educational, medical and mental health needs and overall well being.Volunteers are trained and supervised to advocate for the best interests of the child. An advocate must be at least 21 years of age, attend 30 hours of training, have a background check, and make a commitment for a period of at least one year.
Please visit http://www.casabalt.org or call 410-244-1465 and ask for Cindy.
The Twelve Step Recovery Workshop is an open meeting, free of charge, for people suffering from any sort of compulsive problem, including alcoholism, compulsive overeating, anorexia-bulimia, codependency, emotional compulsions, etc. The meeting is at Ascension Lutheran Church, 7601 York Rd. (Towson), every Thursday at 7 p.m. Call (410) 880-2439. Adult residents, ages 18-64, without health insurance, can gain access to health care through a grant program in the Baltimore City Health Department. Seven federal and one state Community Health Centers in the City are accepting patient referrals. Clinic fees are based on a sliding scale. Residents should call 410.396.9996 to get an appointment at a health center. Approximately one million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis of the upper spine, which causes severe pain attacks and slowly decreases neck mobility. In the new magazine Arthritis Info, the American Arthritis Society has compiled practical tips from spinal experts. For a free copy, visit americanarthritis.org or write: American Arthritis Society, 28 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109 (please enclose a 37-Cent stamp for return postage). Wishes on Wheels makes available power wheelchairs for non-ambulatory senior citizens (65 years old & up), usually at no cost if they qualify. No deposit required. This service may also be available to the permanently disabled of any age.Call 1.800.823.5220, or visit threewishes2.com
