Category: Newsletter
Legislative Update
Congress is going through the motions of governing. Meetings and hearings and many floor speeches filled with political rhetoric are taking place. Still everybody knows nothing really is going to happen until the impasse surrounding when and how to raise the debt limit has been settled. President Obama is still hopeful an agreement can be reached. The White House said a “significant deal
We Live in a Free Country—We Are Also Free to be Ignorant
Independence Day is upon us. This is our time to reflect upon this remarkable experience called the United States of America. There is no place like it in the world. Through the years, despite our shortcomings, the spirit of this nation strives to better the human condition. Each generation has struggled to cast off some vestige of unjust power, hate or inequality. After tumultuous and
July 2011 Newsletter - Volume 26
Words from our President: NASCSP’s True Colors by Steve Payne A recent episode of The Colbert Report poked fun at gas company, Talisman Energy’s latest public relations efforts to “greenwash,” as Stephen Colbert put it, hydraulic fracturing (fracking). In the wake of widespread public concern over the possible environmental impacts of fracking, Talisman released a coloring book for kids
Words from our President: Let Us Eat Cake
This month marked a very special occasion for my family. My youngest son got married and I had the privilege of selecting the music, taking the photos, and best of all decorating the cakes (Yes, there were three!). Now, I don’t go in for your typical wedding cake dripping with flowers and fluff. Certainly not to disparage these types of beautiful wedding cakes, it's just not my style. I like
