The U.S. Congress is debating an immigration reform bill that would not only offer a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, it would also allow more people to immigrate based on their skills rather than their family relationships. To give everyone a better understanding of the bipartisan bill, well-known immigration attorney Kyle Ganguly […]
The Punjab-Georgia Farmer Exchange Program
April 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
The word spread quickly through the farming community in Georgia: thousands of Indian farmers, mostly from the northern state of Punjab, were heading to Georgia to buy large parcels of fertile land. “Who’s selling it to ‘em? That’s what I wanna know,” Jack Turner said to his friend Conrad Brown, as they sat in the […]
Old People Need Jobs — and Not Just at the Vatican
March 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Pope Francis, the new leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, is 76 years old. Some people think he’s too old to be assuming such a demanding position. They wonder how long he’ll be able to serve as Pope, considering that his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, was 78 when elected to the Papacy and lasted only […]
Someone’s Horsing Around With Our Meatballs
March 12, 2013 By 1 Comment
Buying meatballs from a furniture store may seem as ridiculous as buying furniture from a restaurant. But for millions of people who visit IKEA’s gigantic furniture stores every year, the meatballs help make the trip worthwhile. Not only are they tasty, they come with a nice guarantee: “Less likely to break apart than our furniture.” […]
Exclusive Interview with a Domestic Cat
February 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A new study, conducted by researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has found that outdoor cats kill as many as 3.7 billion birds and 20.7 billion small mammals in the United States every year. Yes, billions of birds, squirrels, chipmunks, rabbits and other cute animals are being […]
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Deserves More Airtime
January 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
Memo to News Production Staff, CNN From Ken Jautz, Executive Vice President Just want to congratulate you on following the recommendations I made in my previous memo, particularly the need to give our viewers more opportunities to benefit from Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s vast medical knowledge. Sanjay is extremely popular with our viewers, not just women […]
Ingenious strategy to protect our schools
January 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
It was Christmas Eve, ten days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Thurston Johnson Jr. was still seething. “People need to wise up! They’ve got their heads in the sand,” he shouted, as a wide-screen TV inside Raging Bull Tavern showed somber scenes from Newtown, Conn., where a 20-year-old man had gone […]
Time to work on my language skills
December 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
My family and I recently returned to America after living in Canada for seven years. I thought the transition would be easy, but I’m having a little trouble with my language skills. I went to see a counselor to find out why I was having difficulty understanding people. She listened to me for a few […]
Moving Can be a Tail-Wagging Experience
November 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
My family and I just moved from Winnipeg, Manitoba, to the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. Most of our stuff went across the border in a big trailer, the rest came with us in a small trailer behind our minivan. It was a challenging trip for us and we learned a lot along the way. Perhaps […]
