DENVER, Colo. - A new grassroots organization called Unity08 launched a nationwide movement on May 30 to effect major reform in the 2008 presidential elections by offering voters an alternative ticket - a Unity Ticket headed by a woman and/or man from each major party, or by an independent who presents a Unity Team from both parties. By electing a Unity Ticket to the White House, Unity08 plans to force the country's Democratic and Republican leaders to cease their runaway focus on the issues of … [Read more...]

Now that the $100 tax rebate proposed by the Senate Republican leadership as a response to rising gasoline prices has been discarded, it is time to get serious. Any effective response to climbing gas prices must recognize a geological reality, namely that the earth's oil reserves are shrinking.The amount of oil pumped has exceeded new discoveries since 1980. And the gap is widening. In 2004, for example, the world pumped nearly 31 billion barrels of oil while discovering fewer than 8 billion … [Read more...]

"Family life just isn't what it used to be." "Sometimes I feel as if I don't belong to any family." "Our family life is falling apart and I don't know what to do about it." Each of these statements reflects an apparent social truth. Our families are, indeed, not what they used to be. The economic necessity for most families to have two incomes in order to financially survive (let alone lower their debt) contributes to the dissolution of the traditional family … [Read more...]

Until recently, the very mention of erectile dysfunction or impotence could bring about a blush to even the most manly of men. Embarrassing as it may be, erectile dysfunction affects more than 18 million men in America. It can vary in severity from an inability to achieve, maintain and sustain an erection, to an inability to achieve an orgasm, even though a healthy sexual desire exists. Because of the sensitive nature of this disorder, it often goes unreported.Achieving a normal erection is a … [Read more...]

According to an article in one of the Mayo Clinic's publications, as little as five minutes of deep breathing a day can help you feel more calm, refreshed and alert.The article offers advice on how to achieve relaxation through breathing:• Sit in a comfortable chair and place your feet flat on the floor.• Either close your eyes or focus them on something in front of you.• Pay close attention to your breathing. Inhale slowly through your nose. Visualize your diaphragm moving up and … [Read more...]

MINNEAPOLIS - The Uptown Art Fair, the largest art fair of its kind in Minnesota and one of the top 10 fine arts festivals in the country, will present the work of 385 artists showing a broad range of artistic styles - photography, sculpture, ceramics, painting and jewelry - and attract more than 350,000 people when it returns to the Uptown area of South Minneapolis August 4-6. The fair will take place from Noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4, from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, and from … [Read more...]