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Author Archives: Ken Dowell
Prohibition: The Left and the Right Collaborate, Produce a Fiasco
Suffragettes and Klansmen were allies in this fight. Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 18th Amendment, alcohol, Anti-Saloon League, beer, history, Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition, women's suffrage
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Tess McIntyre Foundation: Abandoned, Mistreated Dogs Get a Second Chance
Some stories about dogs we’ve helped. Continue reading
Work in America: Why is Full Employment So Unfulfilling?
Economists in the U.S. describe full employment as an unemployment rate that is between 4 and 6.4%. In October the unemployment rate was 4.1%. It had hovered around 5% throughout 2016. Depending on which economist’s definition of full employment you … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged automation, employment, gig economy, jobs, labor, minimum wage, retail, robots, technology, underemployed, unemployment, Wall Street, work
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On the 50th Anniversary of a Summer of Urban Warfare in America
Are we really better off now than we were 50 years ago? Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged 1967, cities, Detroit, film, Michigna, movie reviews, New Jersey, Newark, racism, Revolution '67, urban affairs, urban riots
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Sunday in the (Sculpture) Park
The Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, N.J. Continue reading
Posted in Art, Uncategorized
Tagged art, Grounds for Sculpture, museums, New Jersey, sculpture, Seward Johnson, travel
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(Guest Post) History of Halloween: Six Weird Facts
A guest post by Sandra Larson Continue reading
Did the Environmental Movement Start in the Swamps of Jersey?
Morris County’s Great Swamp was once targeted as a site for an airport. Continue reading
A Zoo on a Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged animals, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado, Colorado Springs, elephants, giraffes, travel, wallabies, zoo
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The Cowboy as Art
“The Western” at the Denver Art Museum Continue reading
Will the Democratization of Information Destroy the Democracy?
Personally, I want to celebrate the democratization of information, but I may have overlooked how scoundrels and profiteers would use it. Continue reading
Posted in Digital Deception, Digital publishing
Tagged democracy, Digital Deception, digital publishing, fake news, government, media, news, politics, Trump
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