America’s schools lose up to $175 billion a year through inefficient spending. And people are just now asking for financial accountability? According to an editorial in The Dallas Morning News, the same advocacy groups that called for academic accountability in school districts are now focusing on spending. I wonder what took them so long. Was …
Please help me welcome Robert Bennett to It’s Not All Gravy. How does someone go from being a social worker to writing mystery fiction full time? In my case it was an accident, literally. In 1988 I was working as a social worker in a group home for mentally challenged men in the Bronx, NY. …
I’m pleased to announce that author, Robert Bennett, will be my guest here tomorrow. He will share how he “accidentally” came into the writing game. Many of us have taken unusual routes to our writing careers, but his was literally an accident. Robert is a social worker and writer who focuses on issues of disability. …
I read an interesting op/ed piece by Anne Applebaum titled Homeland Security Hasn’t Made us Safer. In her article she makes the point that since Homeland Security was established following 9/11, it has operated without much fiscal scrutiny, and it continues to cost more and more each year, “presumably because Americans think they are being …
For a change, I thought I would publish my own review. Not that I don’t appreciate the reviews Carl Brookins shares with us, but I just finished this book and liked it well enough to tell others…. Summer at Willow LakeSusan WiggsContemporary Romancee-Book version – 2010 This is a wonderful story with many layers and …
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Recently a woman in Dallas was asked why she wanted to model for Playboy. “Before I get married and find someone, it’s something I want to get out of my system.” Sure, that’s what every young woman should put on her list of things to do before marriage.Why Hillary didn’t win — she’s not a …
The Texas Legislature is rushing to pass a voter ID bill that would require voters to show a driver’s liscense or other form of picture ID at the voting booth. No longer will a voter’s registration card, which can only be acquired by showing proof of residency, be considered adequate proof that a person is …
Since we are in the middle of the flu and cold season, I thought this information I read in Parade Magazine this week might be of interest. Some of the information was definitely a big surprise to me. I’ve been battling a cold and sinus infection for over a week, and had been drinking lots …
Thanks to Carl Brookins for sharing another review….. The Rembrandt AffairBy Daniel SilvaISBN: 978-0-399-15658-8Published by Putnam, 2010 Daniel Silva is an experienced best-selling author who deserves his place on the NY Times list. His latest novel is a fascinating blend of lust, international espionage, art theft and sale, and murder. It is well-written, well-paced and …
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Well, actually, just odds. These are some unusual news items I found on the Web. A McDonald’s in the United Kingdom is refusing to serve teens who are wearing sports gear after 7pm. According to the manager, the restaurant has experienced a lot of anti-social behavior from groups of youths. “It’s almost gang-style fighting at …
