Opinion: Letter to the editor: X marks the spot
From staff reports Updated: 02/24/2014 03:36:13 PM PST Some reading this may recognize the phrase, “The sky is falling” from a folktale with origins that can be traced across continents and cultures and with many versions but that is best remembered in the United States from the children’s book Chicken Little or Henny Penny as it was known in Britain dating back to the early 19th century.Essentially Chicken Little is the story of a chicken or little chick who when an acorn falls on his head, concludes that the sky is falling and decides to warn the King. You might, depending on which version you read think Chicken Little though maybe well intended was obviously a misled and delusional whistleblower who unnecessarily stirred up hysteria among his ranks and consequently caused those who joined him to meet a sad and sorry end for being convinced that Chicken Little was right and something should be done.
The Real 800 Pound Gorilla That Controls The Realm
The Government-Corporate Complex Takes Complete Control Of The USA Originally posted at: StateoftheNation2012.com No one can deny the effects that the Military-Industrial Complex (MIC) has had on the United States of America. President Dwight D. Eisenhower aptly warned the world what would inevitably develop when any nation commits itself to a perpetual war economy. Or, maintains such a large military during peacetime.
Expect “Hairless Seals” This Spring
Northern Pinnipeds Unusual Mortality Event Fact Sheet, NOAA, Feb. 2014: Beginning mid-July 2011, elevated numbers of sick or dead seals with skin lesions started being discovered in the Arctic and Bering Strait regions of Alaska. […]