Monthly Archives: August 2010

Yesterday, in my post on single- or only-children, http://eslkevin.wordpress.com/2010/08/19/a-new-world-of-onlies/ I noted that China is a developing country where the Only Child Policy may have failed itself and its people. This one-child policy went into effect by law in China around … Continue reading →

I have been printing occasionally on my blogs the variety of questions I have received as part of the job-interview or job application process over the years.  Below, I am providing my most recent 10 queries and my replies.  I … Continue reading →

by Kevin Stoda, a parent of an only child I was reading with interest last month’s TIME magazine article on the “only child myth”. the author of the article, Lauren Sandler, and the myriad of one-child parents interviewed in the … Continue reading →

by Doris Judy  …Aug. 16, 2010 STAR  SHOWER Watch closely.  Look afar.  Focus.  View with naked eyes, binoculars or telescope. All around is God’s dazzling summer sky. Stars fulfill a predicted shower, so spectacular it commands awe and makes darkness a … Continue reading →

I recieve the following email today.  Is or was this a momentous event?  (Read the letter below and tell me ) What do you, Readers, think? Dear Kevin: Today the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) took a step toward … Continue reading →

Afghan About-Face: An Emerging GOP Schism Kevin Frayer / AP PUBLISHED IN NEWSWEEK: http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/18/afghan-about-face-an-emerging-gop-schism.html A U.S. soldier from Bravo Company stands guard at Combat Outpost Ware in the Arghandab Valley outside Kandahar No one doubts that Michael Steele suffers from … Continue reading →

By Kevin Stoda in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines http://www.palawanphilippinesresorts.com/info/palawan/history.html Last month, I came across this nice article on how Haiti could improve its sustainability (economically, socially, and ecologically) by focusing on tree planting–and training local personnel in forestry maintenance. I … Continue reading →

KIVA and ACCION By Kevin Stoda I have always been interested in international development.  Now, I can be active in ID all of the time.  Let me explain. Over a year ago (at Christmas time), my sister bought and gave … Continue reading →

With the election of “Noynoy” Aquino as president this summer here in the Philippines, the nation is on a march to end corruption.  I do not see the same trend in the USA.  Only by supporting Whistleblowers can America begin … Continue reading →

According to this letter, my dear ACTIVISTS and RIGHT-THINKING Americans, it is time to get to work. Dear Kevin, Did you know that coal-fired power plants in the United States produce more than 130 million tons of coal ash every … Continue reading →