Posts Tagged ‘ Letter from the Editor ’

Has Technology Really Made Our Lives Better?

Has Technology Really Made Our Lives Better?

I admit I love my iPhone, my iPad, my computer, etc. I guess you could say I am a gadget girl. I covet the latest anything when it comes to electronics, as long as it looks good, too. I must accessorize my circuit-boarded components with the coolest covers, plugs, or whatever makes them match. After all, this fashionista must be coordinated in all ways.



All I know Is This 17-Year-Old Boy Got Killed.

All I know Is This 17-Year-Old Boy Got Killed.

The implicit conclusion from the Zimmerman verdict is that racial profiling is still okay in this country. And this decision does not stand alone; racial profiling doesn’t simply apply to African Americans, but to all minorities, lest we forget recent legislation passed in the state of Arizona and elsewhere.



50 Issues – You’ve Come a Long Way AGENDA Magazine!

50 Issues – You’ve Come a Long Way AGENDA Magazine!

Putting together issue 49 was a lot of fun. After all, we have the best talent online. Oddly, it didn’t even register that the next issue would be a milestone. It never even occurred to me what that meant until a few weeks ago. And that’s when I sat up and took notice. Hey, this is our fiftieth issue! So what does that mean exactly?



January 2013 Issue #49, A Letter from the Editor – Let’s Not Forget the Victims

Some say the world is getting better; others say it’s the worst it has ever been in the history of civilization. Hard to believe it’s the worst. The Black Death killed two thirds of the world’s population. Because there was no way to spread news like today, people got away with murder, rape, you name it. Before fingerprinting was invented, convictions were based on hearsay and circumstantial evidence.



Pick a Side: A Letter from the Editor Wishing You a Happy Fourth of July

Pick a Side:  A Letter from the Editor Wishing You a Happy Fourth of July

If you’re Christian it’s a person at conception. If you’re just moral it’s a person once it forms fingers, toes and a face. If you’re a democrat it’s a welfare check. If you’re republican, it’s a means to control a woman’s place. Women still make only 56% of a man’s salary doing the exact same job. Oh yeah . . . we’re all equal. Just sayin’!