http://dubates.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Duane B. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:23:45 GMT 2010-01-04T00:23:45Z 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=281474977619877 Dear friends of Duane B, I am Kathy O, Duane's daughter. I am sorry to inform all of you that my father passed away unexpectedly of sudden heart failure on Monday, March 2nd. My father . . . Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:16:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977619877 Duane B. 2009-03-10T22:16:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977562092     The CBS news program Sixty Minutes on January 11th revealed how the price of crude oil was driven up from $69 to $147 per barrel in 2008 by pure speculation by a variety of hedge funds . . . Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:35:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977562092 Duane B. 2009-01-13T17:35:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556125     Americans love to complain about their high income tax rates, both Federal and State, but an analysis of the nominal tax code rates and the actual tax rates after all exemptions, deductions . . . Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:18:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977556125 Duane B. 2009-01-07T17:18:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977535041     Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing.   In my case its' Doritos.    Doritos are tasty and crunchy, but too many of them are bad for my health, so . . . Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:21:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977535041 Duane B. 2008-12-14T14:21:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529282   CBS's Sixty Minutes on Sunday, 12/7/08, had an extensive interview with key Saudi oil officials of their reactions on the oil price fluctuations, the drive for greener energy and . . . Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:39:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977529282 Duane B. 2008-12-08T14:39:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527936   While everyone is looking for someone to blame for the mortgage meltdown, with the Republicans looking back as far as the 1970s to place the fault at the feet of the Democrats, it has been . . . Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:13:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977527936 Duane B. 2008-12-06T19:13:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508360   There is a growing consensus in Congress that an additional economic stimulus package is going to be needed to boost economic activity again after consumer spending fell by 2.8% in October.   . . . Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:21:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508360 Duane B. 2008-11-16T18:21:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468518   My commentary below was written as a response to an article that appeared in my local newspaper, The Greenville News.   The link to the original article is below and I suggest you review . . . Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:26:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977468518 Duane B. 2008-10-05T17:26:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977456255   I grew up in Cleveland Ohio, attending Euclid High School and Western Reserve University. Even though I have lived in Greenville SC since 1979, I continue to follow the news from Cleveland, . . . Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:50:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977456255 Duane B. 2008-09-22T23:50:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438260     The Tax Foundation (taxfoundation.org) has published their annual analysis of federal income tax data for 2006.   Americans filed 135,719,000 personal income tax returns for . . . Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:13:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977438260 Duane B. 2008-09-03T17:13:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421069   A recent study by the Government Accountability office has determined that from 1998 to 2005 67% of American corporations paid no Federal Income taxes.   In addition, the study revealed . . . Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:22:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977421069 Duane B. 2008-08-14T01:22:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420965     Every week I spend an afternoon on a Helpline operated by our local United Way.   The purpose of the Helpline is to connect local citizens with social service agencies that can . . . Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:54:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420965 Duane B. 2008-08-13T22:54:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414227   All of us accumulate too much "stuff" over the years, the inevitable result of living in a consumption-based economy.   Virtually every town and city in our country has a gaggle . . . Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:07:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414227 Duane B. 2008-08-05T14:07:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396870     Senator John McCain thinks that young people funding the Social Security benefits for retired people in "disgraceful" and need to be stopped.   The Senator is 71 and . . . Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:57:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396870 Duane B. 2008-07-13T17:57:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395328     The issue of healthcare is an important one in the current Presidential election year. Current estimates indicate that between 45 and 50 millions Americans are without any health insurance, . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:53:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395328 Duane B. 2008-07-11T13:53:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387838 Does anyone know how to import an Excel Spreadsheet into Gather and keep the format features of bolding, column centering, etc.???? Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:47:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387838 Duane B. 2008-07-02T16:47:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383927   After a week of near 100 degree temps in Greenville SC, my wife and I decided to take a week off and camp at one of our favorite campgrounds in Brevard NC.   The daytime temperatures were . . . Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:19:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977383927 Duane B. 2008-06-27T16:19:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369115   Time's cover story for the June 16 th issue reveals that thousands of American soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan are routinely being prescribed antidepressants to help them deal with . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:07:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977369115 Duane B. 2008-06-11T14:07:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365657   My recent article on the FLDS children placed, and recently released, from the Child Protective Services (CPS)/ foster care system in Texas resulted in some comments that were strongly critical . . . Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:54:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977365657 Duane B. 2008-06-08T16:54:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360498     Now that the Texas courts have ruled that some of the FLDS children should be returned to their parents I think it is a good time review the conditions under which children can be removed . . . Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:47:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360498 Duane B. 2008-06-03T18:47:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358748     And whom do you need and want to trust you? Trust, the feeling of physical, emotional and psychological safety that is very important to humans is so deeply embedded in our psyches . . . Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:32:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977358748 Duane B. 2008-06-01T13:32:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354235     I was born in late 1940, almost a year to the day before Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, marking our entry into WWII.   I contracted measles and chickenpox before . . . Mon, 26 May 2008 23:08:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977354235 Duane B. 2008-05-26T23:08:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352282   In WWI they called it "shell shocked", in WWII it was called   "combat fatigue. In Vietnam it was "the thousand yard stare", but it is as old as human warfare. . . . Fri, 23 May 2008 19:54:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352282 Duane B. 2008-05-23T19:54:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348792     The May 26 th issue of Time has an extensive article on what moves the next President should make to fix the economy. The article neatly summarizes the position of McCain, Obama . . . Mon, 19 May 2008 17:24:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977348792 Duane B. 2008-05-19T17:24:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345337   I have posted below a link to an article on the blatant racism that some of Obama campaign workers are encountering in their efforts to turn out the vote for Barak Obama.   Most of the . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 14:46:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345337 Duane B. 2008-05-14T14:46:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345271   Attached is a link to an article by Greg Palast detailing another alleged effort of the RNC from the 2004 election that attempted to prevent African-American soldiers that that been deployed to . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 13:25:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345271 Duane B. 2008-05-14T13:25:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345258   One of the major impacts of the housing/credit crisis was to reduce the value of housing in many areas of the country. Your real estate taxes are the product of the "market value" of the . . . Wed, 14 May 2008 12:54:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977345258 Duane B. 2008-05-14T12:54:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337768     A pastor from South Carolina has been sentenced to three years in jail in Russia for being caught carrying in his luggage a carton of rifle cartridges for a Russian pastor he planning . . . Sat, 03 May 2008 15:48:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337768 Duane B. 2008-05-03T15:48:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337662   The McCain campaign has published a rough draft of his health care plan that is supposed to convert our health care system to a market driven system that will eventually dismantle the employer . . . Sat, 03 May 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977337662 Duane B. 2008-05-03T13:34:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334350   With crude oil prices pushing toward $120 a barrel and predictions that they may reach $175, it is important to understand a little about how the crude oil market functions.   A number . . . Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:39:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977334350 Duane B. 2008-04-29T01:39:37Z