http://commentsgalore.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Getting Your Submissions Read en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:47:28 GMT 2010-01-02T17:47:28Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971510&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Please welcome my Sister-in-law, Amber, who has joined us here on Gather.  I must talk about this 'outlet' a lot, and post links to my articles on Facebook enough, that I pulled her in.  She . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:32:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971510&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Michelle C (faithhopelove20) 2010-01-01T16:32:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967470&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace ( Jewbu :  someone who was raised Jewish and turned Buddhist, or who is a hybrid of Jewish and Buddhist in spiritual/religious background, as in: "My mom's a major JewBu-- one Hanukkah she . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:35:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967470&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-29T18:35:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace I had an interesting conversation with one of my brothers on Christmas Day.  His job entails negotiating with the Chinese on manufacturing contracts for an industrial firm based in Massachusetts.  . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:15:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966128&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-28T22:15:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965496&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Happy New Year! May free from fear, Far away from tear, Here, there and every where! The whole world is one family And we all are it's member. So make love, not war, Keep it remember. . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:04:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965496&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace rajendra singh s. 2009-12-28T12:04:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace It’s kind of gotten to be a tradition for me to publish something a little lighter than my usual stuff on Christmas. This year I thought some Political Carols might be fun… enjoy. . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:47:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960572&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-23T17:47:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957068&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace This is about The Coke Side of Life .  Yeah, you know.   America's Real Choice .  It's the real thing , or so they tell us.  Americans love drinking Coke....after Coke....after . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957068&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-12-21T16:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace A more recent complaint coming from the Right is that uncertainty in Washington is a factor in unemployment. Their reasoning being that because employers and the financial entities that support them . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:01:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948599&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-15T20:01:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939670&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace If you watched MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan interview with Utah Senator Orin Hatch Wednesday morning you got a full dose of anti-Democratic GOP rhetoric. It was easy to tell the Senator was a little . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:46:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939670&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-09T22:46:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927852&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace On Tuesday President Obama announced that he was sending an additional 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan as part of his new 3 pronged plan to end the war in that beleaguered country. The plan includes . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:20:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927852&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-02T22:20:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924222&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace The miracle of Christmas.   http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/30/the_christmas_whores_fresh_fish Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:53:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977924222&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-30T20:53:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922711&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace A friend of mine had her first child, a little girl, this November. In the two and a half months before, I spent nearly every spare moment working on a hand-embroidered blanket especially designed for . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:57:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922711&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Quinn (aka Entwife) Blackburn 2009-11-29T22:57:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922609&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/28/goodbye_momso_long_pop_when_walmartians_invade Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:40:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922609&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-29T19:40:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916103&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Joe Lieberman, Blanche Lincoln, Max Baucus, Kent Conrad, and Mary Landrieu. If you don’t know who these 4 Democrats and 1 ex-Democrat are then you don’t watch the news. The reason being . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:53:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916103&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-11-24T19:53:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911990&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace OR ELSE:   http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/21/piggy_fiction Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:45:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911990&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-21T22:45:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911076&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/20/a_silent_peace       Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:29:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977911076&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-21T02:29:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910483&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace I had to write this and get it off my chest after reading Cheri’s excellent article on the rising costs of pharmaceutical drugs in the US over the past few years.  I'm sure many will . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:49:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910483&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-11-20T17:49:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909314&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace How many times have you wondered what the author sounded like if he did his own reading? I have.   http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/19/close_your_eyes_and_click Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:33:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909314&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-19T23:33:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909258&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ever since September 11, 2001 our nation has been obsessed with terrorism. But terrorism didn’t begin on that date. Terrorism in one form or another has been with us since the dawn of mankind. . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:00:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909258&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-11-19T23:00:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907464&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace At nine, little things mean a lot, at ninety, little changes. So, with the holiday season fast approaching, I leave you this. Peace and Goodwill to you all.   http://open.salon.com/blog/ronnierayjenkins/2009/11/18/the_walk_of_a_lifetime . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:31:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907464&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-19T00:31:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905194&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace The 3 that immediately come to mind are Former Alaskan Governor and infamous Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Minn. Rep. Michele Bachmann, and House Minority leader Oh. Rep. John Boehner. These . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:12:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977905194&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-11-17T19:12:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904961&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace So, my husband and I were talking the other day about planning a vacation for next summer with the family.  We have a two and four year old girl, and we are looking for suggestions on where we should . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:33:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904961&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Leanne B. 2009-11-17T16:33:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904912&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace I have been volunteering at a Saturday tutoring program for disadvantaged 2 nd -4 th graders at a local elementary school for the past year.  It’s a great program and it’s been . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904912&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Sheryl O. 2009-11-17T16:13:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899438&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace If you want some real exposure without all the advertisements, and the redundant coupon clipping madness found here, then you might be interested in a website that offers exposure, readership, and a real . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:37:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977899438&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-13T15:37:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896785&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace   He left in February and by early June, he was dead. June 10, 1965, to be exact. Sometime after midnight Vietnam time, but it seemed to be earlier the next day in Clear . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:40:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896785&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-12T00:40:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895268&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace I didn't get many Prom offers.     Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:06:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895268&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-11T05:06:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895016&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace In one hour, a chemical cocktail of death will course through the bloodstream of John Allen Muhammad's body. Convicted in 2002 in the murders of 10 people, he has sixty minutes left on planet Earth. The . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:35:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895016&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-11-11T01:35:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894383&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace A Gallup poll that was released 2 weeks ago, for some reason was all over the Tuesday morning 24 hour cable news channel talk shows. The poll revealed that 40% of Americans identify themselves as . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:34:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894383&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-11-10T17:34:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881814&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace An obscure special congressional election in the 23 rd district of New York State made national news this last week. A traditionally conservative district Republican Dierdre Scozzafava was expected . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:11:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977881814&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-11-02T19:11:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878369&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace   Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:21:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977878369&grpId=3659174697247571&nav=Groupspace Ron Jenkins 2009-10-30T22:21:29Z